Thesaurus: farthing

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1. n. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
2. n. A very small quantity or value.
3. n. A division of land.
4. n. a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
5. 1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency. 2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.] In her cup was no farthing seen of grease. Chaucer. 3. A division of hand. [Obs.] Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee. R. Carew.
6. n:100 n. a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny