noun
farthing
FAH-thihng
noun
1
A former British coin worth a quarter of an old penny.
"The farthing was withdrawn from circulation in 1961."
2
A tiny or negligible amount.
"He didn't care a farthing what people thought of him."
How to Use Farthing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very small old British coin, or, figuratively, a tiny amount.
Common pairings
not care a farthing
old farthing
Word Forms
farthings plural, Farthings plural
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Etymology
From Old English fēorþing, "a fourth part" — built from fēorþa ("fourth"), the same root as "fourth" itself.