quarter farthing en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon 1839–1853, which, at a face value of ⅟₁₆d. (£⅟₃₈₄₀), is the lowest denomination of coin ever minted for the United Kingdom.
[‘]The score, however, was only 10 thalers, 4 groschen, 6 pfennigs’ (30 shillings, 5 pence, and 2 or perhaps 3 quarter-farthings), ‘for what I had run-up in eight weeks[.]’
1750 June–August, Thomas Carlyle, in The Works of Thomas Carlyle III (2010), ed. Henry Duff Traill, page 257
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarter farthings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| quarter-farthing | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fr quart de farthing (former British coin denominated to ⅟₁₆d.)