farthing

«farthing» in Mova's school dictionary: A farthing was an old British coin worth a quarter of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (farthings)

meaning for a pupil

A farthing was an old British coin worth a quarter of a penny. It is no longer used. (old use) tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales a farthing is a very small amount of money, often a sign of being poor

examples

• Not a single farthing will I take! tree →
• She had not had a farthing all day. tree →
• Boys found old nails and farthings in the gutter. tree →

note

for an old money problem, 4 farthings make 1 penny; for today's money, nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «farthing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.