noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
penny
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The penny farthing made its first appearance in 1870 and was ridden round the world in 1884.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But what he had taken at first for raindrops on the wagon floor were actually pennies, halfpennies and farthings scattered everywhere.
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Her eyes lit up when she opened it and found it full of farthings.
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I do not own a farthing - - bereft in a shipwreck of all but my wedding-ring.
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On it were her confirmation cross and the farthing Rob had given her soon after they met.
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Only yesterday she hadn't cared a farthing for the woman.
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She always looked at every farthing twice before parting with it.
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The penny farthing made its first appearance in 1870 and was ridden round the world in 1884.
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The T.R. may have been unique in having tickets priced in farthings.