Sentence:  I had never defrauded a man of a <WSD>farthing</WSD>, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.