Meaning of farden | Babel Free

Definitions

Pronunciation spelling of farthing.

Jamaica, Northern-England, UK, alt-of, obsolete, pronunciation-spelling

Examples

“Sir Pitt did not care, as he said, a brass fardenfor any one of them.”

“The young gent's been and popped all his things for the play⟳ and the drink⟳; and I haven't myself so much as a brass farden to get⟳ a mouthful o' meat with."”

“Nicked the bloomin' lot 'e did--and me with not a farden to take⟳ 'ome to my brother and his missus.'”

“He was off with the letters and all, and never gave me a farden for what he had or what he l'arnt off o' me.”

“'If tha weant, tha weant,' he sed, soa that settles it, but awd rayther let⟳ th' bums tak away nearly ivvery stick⟳ aght o'th' haase nor awd take⟳ a farden less nor seven shillin'; that's th' lowest aw ivver will tak, an if tha doesn't buy'em at that price tha'll rue, for tha'll niver have⟳ sich a chonce ageean.'”

CEFR level