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farthing

Formerly the smallest English coin, a quarter of a penny. It was introduced as a silver coin in Edward I's reign. The copper farthing became widespread in Charles II's reign, succeeded by the bronze farthing in 1860. It was dropped from use in 1961.



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Fortunately for me, my father lost a lawsuit just in the nick of time, and was obliged to scrape together every farthing of available money that he possessed to pay for the luxury of going to law.
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" answered Heathcliff; "but his life is not worth a farthing, and I won't spend a farthing on him.
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