Meanings
nounbrass farthing (plural brass farthings)
plural brass farthings
- idiomaticSomething worthless or of small value; a whit or jot.
The man, as a matter of fact, under no circumstances, ever cared a brass farthing for what I or anybody else in his ship thought.
1904–1906, Joseph Conrad, “Rulers of East and West”, in The Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published October 1906, →OCLC, page 148Synonyms: brass button, plug nickel, plugged nickel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething worthless or of small value; a whit or jot.
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