BAKER'S DOZEN

Meaning of BAKER'S DOZEN in English

a group of 13; a dozen plus one: from the former practice among bakers and other tradespeople of giving 13 items to the dozen as a safeguard against penalties for short weights and measures.

[ 1590-1600 ]

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BAKER'S DOZEN — noun Date: 1596 thirteen
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAKER'S DOZEN — noun 1. : thirteen a baker's dozen of eggs 2. : a small unspecified number very few persons were there, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAKER'S DOZEN — thirteen, group or set of 13
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BAKER'S DOZEN — Date: 1596 : thirteen
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAKER'S DOZEN — Function: noun Date: 1596 : THIRTEEN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BAKER'S DOZEN — a group of thirteen. [from the former bakers' custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BAKER'S DOZEN — [baker's dozen] n (1596): thirteen
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAKER'S DOZEN — noun [ sing. ] ( old-fashioned ) a group of thirteen (= one more than a dozen, which is twelve) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAKER'S DOZEN — ˌbaker’s ˈdozen BrE AmE noun [singular] thirteen of something
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAKER'S DOZEN — {n.}, {informal} Thirteen. * /"How many of the jelly doughnuts, Sir? " the salesclerk asked. "Oh, make it a baker's …
Slang English vocab
BAKER'S DOZEN — {n.}, {informal} Thirteen. * /"How many of the jelly doughnuts, Sir? " the salesclerk asked. "Oh, make it a baker's …
Словарь английских идиом
BAKER'S DOZEN — n. , informal Thirteen. "How many of the jelly doughnuts, Sir? " the salesclerk asked. "Oh, make it a baker's …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BAKER'S DOZEN — cousin
Cocney English vocab
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина; 13
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BAKER'S DOZEN — чертова дюжина
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOZEN — dozene, deciduene
English interlingue dictionary
DOZEN — napulog duha
English-Visayan vocabulary
BAKER — I. biographical name James Addison 1930- United States secretary of treasury (1985-88); secretary of state (1989-92), II. biographical name Newton …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAKER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Baker v. Carr Baker Chet Chesney Henry Baker Baker Josephine Baker Newton Diehl Baker …
Английский словарь Британика
DOZEN — I. ˈdəz ə n noun ( plural dozens or dozen ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dozeine, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAKER — I. ˈbākə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæcere, from bacan to bake + -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOZEN — (pl. ) of Dozen
Английский словарь Webster
BAKER — (v. i.) A portable oven in which baking is done.
Английский словарь Webster
BAKER — (v. i.) One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
DOZEN — ( pl. ) of Dozen
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAKER — ( v. i. ) One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAKER — ( v. i. ) A portable oven in which baking is done.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOZEN — dozen 1 /duz"euhn/ , n. , pl. dozens , ( as after a numeral ) dozen , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAKER — /bay"keuhr/ , n. 1. Sir Benjamin , 1840-1907, English engineer. 2. George Pierce , 1866-1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAKER — — bakerlike , adj. /bay"keuhr/ , n. 1. a person who bakes. 2. a person who makes and sells bread, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAKER — n. one who bakes; one who owns a bakery
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BAKER — n. family name; city in Montana (USA); city in Louisiana (USA); city in Oregon (USA); village in Missouri (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BAKER — see bake I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAKER — I. ˈbā-kər biographical name James Addison 1930- United States secretary of treasury (1985-88); secretary of state (1989-92) II. biographical name …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOZEN — noun ( plural dozens or dozen ) Etymology: Middle English dozeine, from Anglo-French duzeine, dozeyne, from duze twelve, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOZEN — pl of dozen. 2. dozen ·noun an indefinite small number. 3. dozen ·noun a collection of twelve objects; a tale …
Webster English vocab
BAKER — vi a portable oven in which baking is done. 2. baker ·vi one whose business it is to bake bread, …
Webster English vocab
DOZEN — [doz.en] n, pl dozens or dozen [ME dozeine, fr. MF dozaine, fr. doze twelve, fr. L duodecim, fr. duo two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOZEN — dozen BrE AmE ˈdʌz ə n ▷ dozen|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BAKER — baker, Baker BrE AmE ˈbeɪk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ baker|s z ▶ ˌ baker's ˈ dozen BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOZEN — / ˈdʌzn; NAmE / noun , determiner ( pl. dozen ) 1. [ C ] ( abbr. doz. ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAKER — / ˈbeɪkə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person whose job is baking and selling bread and cakes 2. baker's ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOZEN — doz ‧ en S2 W3 /ˈdʌz ə n/ BrE AmE number ( plural dozen or dozens ) ( written abbreviation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAKER — I. Baker, Josephine BrE AmE (1906–1974) an African-American dancer, actress, and singer. She performed mostly in New York City and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAKER — bak ‧ er /ˈbeɪkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who bakes bread and cakes, especially in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOZEN — n. 1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOZEN — n. 1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAKER — n. a person who bakes and sells bread, cakes, etc., esp. professionally. baker's dozen thirteen (so called from the former …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOZEN — n.1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered three …
Oxford English vocab
BAKER — n. a person who bakes and sells bread, cakes, etc., esp. professionally. Phrases and idioms: baker's dozen thirteen (so called …
Oxford English vocab
DOZEN — ( dozens) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The plural form is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAKER — ( bakers) 1. A baker is a person whose job is to bake and sell bread, pastries, and cakes. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOZEN — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a round hundred/dozen etc (= a complete hundred etc ) baker's dozen PHRASES FROM OTHER …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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