Associations to the word «Farthing»

Wiktionary

FARTHING, noun. (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny.
FARTHING DIP, noun. (archaic) A piece of bread dipped in hot fat and sold by pork butchers.
FARTHING DIP, noun. (archaic) A candle.

Dictionary definition

FARTHING, noun. A former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats