subs. (old).—A brass farthing. [Lord Harrington obtained a patent of manufacture under James I.]

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  1616.  JONSON, The Devil is an Ass, ii., 1.

          Meer.  Yes, sir, it’s cast to penny-halfpenny farthing.
On the back-side, there you may see it, read,
I will not bate a HARRINGTON of the sum.

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  1632.  JONSON, The Magnetic Lady, ii. 6.

        His wit he cannot so dispose by legacy,
As they shall be a HARRINGTON the better for’t.

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