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farthing

noun
🔊/ˈfɑːðɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
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  1. in the past, a British coin worth one quarter of an old penny法寻（英国旧硬币，值 ¼ 旧便士）
    Word OriginOld English fēorthing, from fēortha ‘fourth’, perhaps on the pattern of Old Norse fjórthungr ‘quarter’.
see also penny-farthing