farthing
Example Sentences
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I’m sure you’ve all missed ’em: The ha’penny, farthing and shilling.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
Someone wheels a penny farthing through a town square.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2019
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
A man who stole a penny farthing bicycle to ride home was only caught when he tried to sell it on eBay, a court was told.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
When I finished, I wiped my hands on my apron and he held out a coin — a farthing.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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