Harrington farthing

noun

Har·​ring·​ton farthing ˈha-riŋ-tən- 

variants or Harrington

plural -s

: a copper token worth a farthing in 17th century England

Word History

Etymology

after John, 1st Baron Harington of Exton †1613 English nobleman who coined such tokens under a patent granted by James I

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