What does "farthing" mean?
Farthing: A very small quantity or value. [Obs.] In her cup was no farthing seen of grease. Chaucer.
Additional senses
- 2.A division of hand. [Obs.] Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee. R. Carew.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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