a baker’s dozen
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Baker's Dozen (solitaire) — Baker s Dozen is a solitaire card game using a deck of fifty two playing cards. The game is so called because of the 13 columns in the game, the number in a baker s dozen.First, the cards are dealt into columns of four on the tableau, resulting… … Wikipedia
Baker's dozen (disambiguation) — Baker s dozen can mean: *Baker s dozen, the number 13. *Baker s Dozen (solitaire), the game. *Baker s Dozen Donuts, the Canadian donut store chain … Wikipedia
baker's dozen — A Baker s dozen is 13 rather than 12 … The small dictionary of idiomes
baker's dozen — ► baker s dozen a group of thirteen. [ORIGIN: from the former bakers custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold to a retailer.] Main Entry: ↑baker … English terms dictionary
baker's dozen — n. thirteen: supposedly from bakers former practice of adding an extra roll to each dozen sold to avoid any risk of penalty for short measure … English World dictionary
baker's dozen — n [singular] thirteen of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
baker's dozen — noun singular OLD FASHIONED 13 of something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Baker's dozen — A baker s dozen, also known as a long dozen and a long measure , is 13, one more than a proper dozen. The expression found its genesis in 13th century England, when an Assize of Bread and Ale was introduced. Then, it was commonly called the long… … Wikipedia
Baker's Dozen Donuts — NOTOC Baker s Dozen Donuts is a donut store operator in the Canadian province of Ontario.OverviewFounded in 1978 by noted commodity sales tycoon James Macintosh as Baker s Dozen Donut Corporation and based in Mississauga, Ontario.The chain… … Wikipedia
baker's dozen — noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one • Syn: ↑thirteen, ↑13, ↑XIII, ↑long dozen • Hypernyms: ↑large integer * * * noun [singular] old fashioned : thirteen of something a baker s dozen of books [=thirteen books] … Useful english dictionary
baker's dozen — {n.}, {informal} Thirteen. * / How many of the jelly doughnuts, Sir? the salesclerk asked. Oh, make it a baker s dozen. / … Dictionary of American idioms
