farthing

  • 31Farthing Bundles —    A custom which has lost much of its original raison d etre but which is still carried out on special occasions is the distribution of Farthing Bundles at Fern Street School Settlement, Bow, in East London, which was founded by Clara Grant in… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 32Farthing Downs And Happy Valley — Geobox Protected Area name = Farthing Downs And Happy Valley native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Site of Special Scientific Interest category iucn = image size = image caption = country = England region = London region type …

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  • 33farthing — noun Etymology: Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorthung (akin to Middle High German vierdunc fourth part), from Old English fēortha fourth Date: before 12th century 1. a. a former British monetary unit equal to 1/4 of a penny b. a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34Farthing —    1) Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small as, which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money.    2) Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the fourth of… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 35Farthing — A coin worth one quarter of a *penny, first minted at the recoinage of 1279. [< OldEngl. feording = fourth part] Cf. Groat; Halfpenny; Sceatta; Thrymsa; Ferding …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 36farthing — far|thing [ˈfa:ðıŋ US ˈfa:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: feorthung, from feortha fourth, quarter ] an old British coin that was worth one quarter of a ↑penny …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37farthing — far|thing [ farðıŋ ] noun count an old British coin worth a quarter of an old PENNY …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38farthing — sb. == the coin so called. RG. 507 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 39farthing — far·thing || fÉ‘rðɪŋ / fɑːð n. coin formerly used in Great Britain (equal to one fourth of a British penny) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40farthing — noun 1》 a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, equal to a quarter of an old penny. 2》 [usu. with negative] the least possible amount. Origin OE fēorthing, from fēortha fourth , perh. on the pattern of ON fjórthungr quarter …

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