farthing

Example Sentences

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Until 1885, the penny farthing bicycle amplified the rider’s pedal power by means of its oversize front wheel, and cyclists tumbled from a scary height when ambushed by a pothole.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

A 127-year-old farthing has been discovered under the mast of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021

You all are free to put your votes, hearts and contributions wherever you like and we care neither a farthing nor a fig.

From Fox News • Aug. 19, 2019

“But we don’t have the normal people at ours. “I know one guy is going to be riding the penny farthing — that’s the old-fashioned bicycle with a big wheel in the front.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014

Before leaving in the early morning the friar said, “We must leave a farthing for our host, whoever he may be, and our blessing.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli