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baker's dozen

noun
/ˌbeɪkəz ˈdʌzən/UK/ˌbeɪkəɹz ˈdʌzən/US

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.

Definitions

  1. Thirteen

    Thirteen; a group of thirteen.

    • A Baker's Dozen, Treize dans la Douzaine.
    • What! though by accident we've loſt / Of provinces a baker's dozen; / More bleſſings has our King produc'd, / By our good Queen his German couſin—

  2. A cousin.

    • "Before I agree to help you and your baker's dozen over there …" Rose nodded at Larry. / "It means cousin," Larry said. / "Before I say yes to helping, I would like a low-risk, up-front agreement."

  3. A solitaire card game, starting with 13 piles of 4 cards each.

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