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baker's half dozen

baker's half dozen noun: seven, a group of seven.

Noun

baker's half dozen

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) Seven, a group of seven.

Origin of baker's half dozen

From baker's dozen (“thirteen, one more than a dozen”) by analogy, hence “seven, one more than a half dozen”.

Questions about baker's half dozen

What does baker's half dozen mean?
Baker's half dozen means seven, a group of seven.
What part of speech is baker's half dozen?
Baker's half dozen is a noun.

Words near baker's half dozen in the dictionary

  1. Baker's cyst
  2. Baker's cysts
  3. baker's dozen
  4. baker's dozens
  5. Baker's Game
  6. baker's half dozen
  7. Baker's Island
  8. baker's itch
  9. Baker's paradox
  10. baker's percentage
  11. baker's percentages

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