angle for farthings

verb

To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.

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Meanings

verbangle for farthings (third-person singular simple present angles for farthings, present participle angling for farthings, simple past and past participle angled for farthings)

present singular third person angles for farthings · participle present angling for farthings · participle past angled for farthings · past angled for farthings

  1. idiomaticobsoleteTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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APA

angle for farthings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for%20farthings

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“angle for farthings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for%20farthings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angle for farthings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for%20farthings.

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