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FARTHINGS
Noun
farthings
plural of farthing
Proper noun
Farthings
plural of Farthing
Source: Wiktionary
FARTHING
Far"thing, n. Etym: [OE. furthing, AS. feór, fr. feór fourth, feór, feówer, four. See Four.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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