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North American. A government-issued one-cent coin (not an official name).
Chiefly U.S. A cent; = red cent n. at compounds 1f(c)(i). Cf. nary a red n. at nary, adj. 2. Now rare.
North American. A small coin partly made of nickel; spec. (a) rare (now historical) a one-cent piece; (b) a five-cent piece. Also used as the…