In dictionaries:
brass farthing
Obsolete, low-value British coin.
penny farthing
Old bicycle with large front wheel.
chuck farthing
Old game tossing coins accurately.
pitch farthing
Traditional gambling game using coins.
stephen farthing
Stephen Farthing (born 16 September 1950) is an English painter and writer of art history.
quarter farthing
(historical numismatics) A British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon 1839–1853, which, at a face value of ⅟₁₆d. (£⅟₃₈₄₀), is the lowest denomination of coin ever minted for the United Kingdom.
History of the British farthing
The British farthing (derived from the Old English , a fourth part)Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1983, Volume XCI, No. 2, p. 39 was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (of a pound sterling).
Jack Farthing
(born 14 October 1985) a British actor.
Alan Farthing
Alan John Farthing (born 1963) is a British gynaecologist, head of the department for gynaecological cancer at Imperial College, and on the list of honorary staff at the King Edward VII's Hospital.
The Animals of Farthing Wood
a British animated series commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union between 1993 and 1995, and is based on the series of books written by English author Colin Dann.
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