[far.thing] n [ME ferthing, fr. OE feorthung (akin to MHG vierdunc fourth part), fr. OE feortha fourth] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a former British monetary unit equal to 1/4 of a penny b: a coin representing this unit
2: something of small value: mite
[far.thing] n [ME ferthing, fr. OE feorthung (akin to MHG vierdunc fourth part), fr. OE feortha fourth] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a former British monetary unit equal to 1/4 of a penny b: a coin representing this unit
2: something of small value: mite
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012