n.1 (in the UK) a coin and monetary unit formerly worth a quarter of an old penny.
Usage:
Withdrawn in 1961.
2 the least possible amount (it doesn't matter a farthing).
Etymology: OE feorthing f. feortha fourth
n.1 (in the UK) a coin and monetary unit formerly worth a quarter of an old penny.
Usage:
Withdrawn in 1961.
2 the least possible amount (it doesn't matter a farthing).
Etymology: OE feorthing f. feortha fourth
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012