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far·thing [ˈfɑ:ðɪŋ, Am ˈfɑ:r-] N hist

1. farthing (coin):

farthing

2. farthing fig dated (small value):

farthing
Tand m old
to not be worth a farthing
keinen Pfifferling [o. A Groschen] [o. CH Rappen] wert sein inf
to not care a farthing

brass ˈfar·thing N inf

pen·ny-ˈfar·thing N Brit hist

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not care a farthing
to not have a brass farthing
to not be worth a farthing
to be not worth a brass farthing
to not care a brass farthing about sth

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

But if we follow this progression, a distinct tangent peeled off during the late 19th century.

In the 1880s, the penny-farthing or the high wheel, simply known as "bicycles", gained popularity in the Western world and had cyclists riding high and nearly directly over the front axle of a relatively large front wheel.

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Doch wer die Geschichte des Rads genauer verfolgt, stolpert bei der Recherche über ein spannendes Phänomen :

Im späten 19. Jahrhundert gewann das klassische Hochrad, damals schlicht Zweirad genannt, in der westlichen Welt immer mehr an Popularität. Bei diesem für unsere Augen ungewöhnlichen Modell saß der Radfahrer hoch zu Ross, d. h. fast unmittelbar über der Achse des relativ großen Vorderrads.

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But if we follow this progression, a distinct tangent peeled off during the late 19th century.

In the 1880s, the penny-farthing or the high wheel, simply known as "bicycles", gained popularity in the Western world and had cyclists riding high and nearly directly over the front axle of a relatively large front wheel.

www5.mercedes-benz.com

Doch wer die Geschichte des Rads genauer verfolgt, stolpert bei der Recherche über ein spannendes Phänomen :

Im späten 19. Jahrhundert gewann das klassische Hochrad, damals schlicht Zweirad genannt, in der westlichen Welt immer mehr an Popularität.

www5.mercedes-benz.com

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