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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
farthing
    n 1: a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Farthing \Far"thing\, n. [OE. furthing, AS. fe['o]r[eth]ung, fr.
   fe['o]r[eth]a fourth, fe['o]r, fe['o]wer, four. See Four.]
   1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great
      Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
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   2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]
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            In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.
                                                  --Chaucer.
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   3. A division of land. [Obs.]
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            Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a
            Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.
                                                  --R. Carew.
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3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Farthing
   (1.) Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small _as_,
   which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or
   drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money.
   
     (2.) Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the
   fourth of an _as_, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite)
   was the very smallest copper coin.
   

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