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# farthing

noun (farthings)

«farthing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A farthing was an old British coin worth a quarter of a penny. It is no longer used. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthing/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales a farthing is a very small amount of money, often a sign of being poor

### Examples

- Not a single farthing will I take! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthing/#x1)
- She had not had a farthing all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthing/#x2)
- Boys found old nails and farthings in the gutter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthing/#x3)

### Note

for an old money problem, 4 farthings make 1 penny; for today's money, nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «farthing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«farthing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/farthing.html) on Mova free.