brass farthing

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Somethingworthlessor ofsmallvalue.Synonyms:plug nickel,plugged nickel1904–1906,Joseph Conrad, “Rulers of East and West”, inThe Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London:Harper & Brothers, published October 1906,→OCLC,page148:The man, as a matter of fact, under no circumstances, ever cared abrass farthingfor what I or anybody else in his ship thought.

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