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Word: Farthing
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English fēorthing, from fēortha ‘fourth’, perhaps on the pattern of Old Norse fjórthungr ‘quarter’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɑːðɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny.
Short Definition:former monetary unit and coin of UK
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