farthing

Etymology
From, from , , from , from , probably influenced by 🇨🇬. Equivalent to ; compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
 * 2) * 1895, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly VIII, page 163:
 * We must keep them to the fact that the duty is one and three quarter farthings, or nearly a half-penny in the pound and no more, and any one who tries to work it out any other way is not acting fairly in the matter.
 * 1)  A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
 * 2) * 1927-29,, ', translated 1940''' by , Part I, Chapter xvi:
 * That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led.
 * 1)  A division of land.
 * 1) * 1927-29,, ', translated 1940''' by , Part I, Chapter xvi:
 * That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led.
 * 1)  A division of land.

Related terms

 * riding

Translations

 * Bulgarian: фартинг
 * Czech: čtvrtpenny
 * Esperanto: duonpenco
 * French:
 * Greek: φαρδίνι
 * Maori: pārenga, pātene
 * Russian:
 * Yoruba: ọ̀níní


 * Czech: vindra, flok,
 * German:, , ,
 * Hungarian:, , , lyukas garas