English Explanatory Dictionary

baker's dozen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Thirteen; a group of thirteen.
  2. A cousin.
noun
  1. A solitaire card game, starting with 13 piles of 4 cards each.

Pronunciation

/ˌbeɪkəz ˈdʌzən/ [- ˈdʌzn̩] /ˌbeɪkəɹz ˈdʌzən/ [ˌbeɪkɚz ˈdʌzn̩] en-au-baker's dozen.ogg

Word forms

baker's dozen baker's dozens bakers' dozens

Etymology

Possibly from the former practice of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf of bread to a batch of twelve loaves in order to avoid punishment for accidentally selling underweight bread.

Synonyms

devil's dozen long dozen

Related words

baker's half dozen banker's dozen decimal dozen thirteen to the dozen
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