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  • 121The Fieldmice (Farthing Wood) — The Fieldmice were two fictional characters from the Colin Dann series The Animals of Farthing Wood Life On The Journey The Fieldmice are most noted for the birth and death of their three babies, while Fox was absent from the group after crossing …

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  • 122Whisper (Farthing Wood) — Whisper is a character from The Animals of Farthing Wood (book series). She is an urban fox who Bold met when he left White Deer Park. Although uninterested in him at first, Whisper would later become Bold s mate. When she fell pregnant, Whisper… …

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  • 123Walter Farthing — Walter John Farthing (4 July 1887 ndash; 29 November 1954) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome, and held held the seat until the constituency was abolished at… …

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  • 124penny-farthing — n an old type of bicycle, popular in the late 19th century, with a very large wheel at the front and a much smaller one at the back (similar to the old British penny and farthing coins). * * * …

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  • 125penny-farthing — n BrE a bicycle with a very large front wheel and a very small back wheel, used in the late 19th century …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 126penny farthing — penny farthings N COUNT A penny farthing is an old fashioned bicycle that had a very large front wheel and a small back wheel. [mainly BRIT] …

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  • 127brass farthing —  1. Coin of smallest value.  2. not care or give a brass farthing Not care in the slightest …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 128penny-farthing — An early bicycle which had a large front wheel (which was both the driving wheel and the steering wheel) and a smaller rear wheel. Its name comes from two British coins the large penny and the small farthing …

    Dictionary of automotive terms