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baker's dozen
bak·er's dozen (bā′kərz)n. A group of 13.
[From the former custom among bakers of adding an extra roll as a safeguard against the possibility of 12 weighing light.]baker's dozen n (Units) thirteen [C16: from the bakers' former practice of giving thirteen rolls where twelve were requested, to protect themselves against accusations of giving light weight]bak′er's doz′en
n. a group of 13; a dozen plus one. [1590–1600] baker's dozen1. Thirteen items; from a former practice by bakers of giving a free thirteenth roll or loaf to a customer who bought a dozen.2. An amount of 13.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  baker's dozen - the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one13, long dozen, thirteen, XIIIlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten |
baker's dozen
a baker's dozenThirteen; one more than a usual dozen (12). When Jacob went to the bakery to buy doughnuts for the office, he made sure to get a baker's dozen so he could sneak one to eat on the way to work.See also: dozenbaker's dozenThirteen, as in The new bagel store always gives you a baker's dozen. The origins of this term are disputed. One theory is that in times when bread was sold by weight, bakers who short-weighted their customers were heavily fined, and for safety's sake they would sell thirteen loaves for the price of twelve. Another theory is that dealers purchasing bread from bakers were allowed by law to receive thirteen loaves for the price of twelve, the thirteenth representing their cut of profit. [Late 1500s] See also: dozenbaker's dozenThirteen. The source of this term is a law passed by the English Parliament in 1266, which specified exactly how much a loaf of bread should weigh and imposed a heavy penalty for short weight. To protect themselves, bakers would give their customers thirteen loaves instead of twelve, and in the sixteenth century this came to be called “a baker’s dozen.” See also: dozenBaker's Dozen
Baker's DozenThirteen, as opposed to a "normal" dozen, which is 12. The term may have originated as a practice among medieval bakers to avoid false charges of cheating their customers.FinancialSeeb/dbaker's dozen
Synonyms for baker's dozennoun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and oneSynonymsRelated Words |