Half-dime
noun
1.
a silver coin of the U.S., equal to five cents, issued 1794–1805 and 1829–73.
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[duhn] /dʌn/ verb 1. past participle of 1 . 2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of 1 . auxiliary verb 3. South Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard. (used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action): I done told you so. He done eat his lunch. adjective 4. […]
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