Farcet

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, south of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL2094).

OriginMiddle English Farresheved ← Old English *Fearreshēafod →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, south of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL2094).

Origin

  1. Old English*Fearreshēafod
  2. Middle EnglishFarresheved
  3. EnglishFarcet

Inherited from Middle English Farresheved, from Old English *Fearreshēafod, from fearres (“bull's”) + hēafod (“head”); for the formation, compare Gateshead, Shepshed, and Swineshead.

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APA

Farcet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farcet

MLA

“Farcet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farcet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farcet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farcet.

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