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baker's half dozen

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English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

baker's half dozen

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

Usage notes edit

Rather less common than baker's dozen.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ baker's dozen, (baker's half dozen*120) at Google Ngram Viewer
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