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banker's dozen

noun

Etymology

A play on the phrase baker's dozen; it is one less than a dozen as compared to one more. See also bankers' hours.

Definitions

  1. Eleven.

    • Not a low baker's dozen, you will perceive, but two high banker's dozen !
    • There were 11 in number (a reference has been made to them as constituting a banker's dozen), representing the following organizations :
    • It concludes with a banker's dozen of 11 items labeled "What to Read" — a well chosen list on the urban, technological disruption of man's life and the earth's biosphere.

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