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   Farthing , n. [OE. furthing, AS. feórðung, fr. feórða fourth, feór, feówer, four. See Four.]
   The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
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   A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]
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   In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.
   Chaucer.
   
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   A division of land. [Obs.]
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   Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.
   R. Carew.
   
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