DOZEN

[noun] [C], [determiner] - twelvea dozen eggsCould you get me half a dozen (= six) eggs when you go to the shop?The police made a dozen arrests during the demonstration.There were at least two dozen people in the restaurant at the time of the shooting.He was standing on the courthouse steps, surrounded by several dozen cheering supporters.(informal) I've spoken to him dozens of (= many) times, but I still don't know his name!The refugees arrive by the dozen/in their dozens (= in large numbers), hungry and cold, all needing food and shelter.If you are talking nineteen/ten to the dozen, you are talking a lot very quickly and without stopping.