farthing
Meaning of farthing
noun
a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny.
Old English fēorthing, from fēortha ‘fourth’, perhaps on the pattern of Old Norse fjórthungr ‘quarter’.
Information about farthing
- It is a name.
- The plural form of farthing is: farthings.
- Languages in which farthing is used:
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Hyphenation of farthing
far-thing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- farthing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with farthing
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