1. (loan) (noun) farthing - a coin and monetary unit once worth a quarter of a penny.
Ko te utu i tae ki te ono kapa me te hēpene mō te pāuna, ko ētahi wūru pai i tae ki te iwa kapa me te kotahi pārenga mō te pāuna (TW 16/11/1878:578). / The price reached 6 1/2 pence per pound, and some fine wool reached 9 1/4 pence [nine pence and a farthing] per pound.
See also pātene
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