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a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny.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.
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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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