baker's dozen

Speech parts

1. baker's dozen - Noun

2. baker's dozen - Phrase

Meaning

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

thirteenth xiii thirteen 13th long dozen 13

Hypernyms

large integer

Examples

We saw a knot of others, about a baker's dozen. François Rabelais

A baker's dozen. English Proverb

A baker's dozen of imaginative short stories inspired by little-known women in history. Source: Internet

An egg fairy gave me a baker's dozen tray of colorful eggs the other day. Source: Internet

Over a few months, my baker's dozen Bantam titles, some of which had been in print for as long as ten, fifteen, even twenty years, disappeared from the shelves. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

baker s dozen

Close letter words and terms

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