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

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

The farthing - an ancient coin worth a quarter of a penny - was becoming obsolete by 1957, Parker argued.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2014

Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan