Baker's Dozen Definition
bākərz
noun
A group of 13.
American Heritage
A group of thirteen.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic) Thirteen, a group of thirteen.
Wiktionary
(Cockney rhyming slang) Cousin.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Baker's Dozen
Noun
Singular:
baker's dozen
Plural:
baker-s-dozensOrigin of Baker's Dozen
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From the former practice of bakers of adding a thirteenth loaf to a batch of twelve in order to avoid punishment for accidentally selling underweight bread.
From Wiktionary
From the former custom among bakers of adding an extra roll as a safeguard against the possibility of 12 weighing light
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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