dozen : Idioms & Phrases

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A baker's dozen

  • thirteen.
  • thirteen; called also a long dozen.
Webster 1913

baker's dozen

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
    13; XIII; thirteen; baker's dozen.
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half a dozen

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; sextet; 6; sextuplet.
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half dozen

  • adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
    vi; half dozen; six; 6.
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half-dozen

  • adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
    vi; half dozen; six; 6.
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Long dozen

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
    13; XIII; thirteen; baker's dozen.
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  • one more than a dozen; thirteen.
Webster 1913

two dozen

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
    24; XXIV; twenty-four.
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