Definitions for Farthing
ˈfɑr ðɪŋfar·thing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farthingnoun

   a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farthingnoun

   Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny.

2. Etymology: From feorðing, from feorða, probably influenced by fiórðungr

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farthingnoun

   Etymology: feorðling, Saxon, from feower, four, that is, the fourth part of a penny.

   1. The fourth of a penny; the smallest English coin.

   A farthing is the least denomination or fraction of money used in England. Edward Cocker, Arithmetick.

   Else all those things we toil so hard in,
   Would not avail one single farthing. Matthew Prior.

   2. Copper money.

   The parish find, ’tis true; but our church-wardens
   Feed on the silver, and give us the farthings. John Gay.

   You are not obliged to take money not of gold or silver; not the halfpence or farthings of England. Jonathan Swift.

   3. It is used sometimes in a sense hyperbolical: as, it is not worth a farthing; or proverbial.

   His son builds on, and never is content,
   ’Till the last farthing is in structure spent. John Dryden, Juven.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farthing

   A farthing is a former British monetary unit that is equal to one quarter of a penny. It was used until the decimalization of the currency in 1971. It was often used for small purchases. The term "farthing" is also used to refer to something of very little value.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farthingnoun

   the fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency

2. Farthingnoun

   a very small quantity or value

3. Farthingnoun

   a division of land

4. Etymology: [OE. furthing, AS. ferung, fr. fera fourth, fer, fewer, four. See Four.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farthing

   Farthing is an alternate history novel written by Jo Walton and published by Tor Books in August 2006. A sequel, Ha'penny, was released in October 2007 by Tor Books. A third novel in the series, Half a Crown, was released in September 2008, also from Tor.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farthing

   fär′thing, n. the fourth of a penny: anything very small: (B.) the rendering for two names of coins, one the fourth part of the other—assarion, used as the Gr. equivalent of the L. as, and kodrantes (L. quadrans), a coin equivalent to two lepta.—n. Far′thingful. [A.S. féorthing, a fourth part—féortha, fourth, and dim. -ing, or -ling.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farthing

   From the Anglo-Saxon feorthling, a little fourth. In olden times penny pieces were nicked across like a Good Friday bun; so they could be broken into halves and fourths as occasion required.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FARTHING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Farthing is ranked #11031 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Farthing surname appeared 2,882 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Farthing.
   
   93.7% or 2,701 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 73 total occurrences were Black.
   1.6% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 39 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Coin

How to pronounce Farthing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Farthing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Farthing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Farthing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Farthing in a Sentence

1. Pen Farthing Pen Farthing:

   Pen Farthing Pen Farthing connection with Afghanistan stayed alive because of Nowzad, to be able to get that animal home to them, it closes the loop.

2. Mark Twain:

   In religion and politics people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Farthing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Farthing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Farthing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Farthing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Farthing
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Farthing
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Farthing
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html