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nouna bronze coin of the U.S., equal to one-half cent, issued at various periods between 1793 and 1857. Origin of half centAn Americanism dating back to 1780–90 Words nearby half centhalf-bushel, half-butt, half cadence, half-caste, half-cell, half cent, half-century, half-circle, half-closed, half cock, half-cocked Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half centOr forty postmarks for a half-cent of any date earlier than 1857. Harper's Young People, May 3, 1881|Various A professor whom I met in Lausanne informed me that it now cost only a half-cent a pound. The Spell of Switzerland|Nathan Haskell Dole Only mos' prob'ly Victoria she'd insist on a half-cent limit. The Virginian|Owen Wister "It saves the half-cent charged for service," answered the maid. Abroad with the Jimmies|Lilian Bell
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