■ noun a person whose trade is making and selling bread and cakes.
Phrases
~'s dozen a group of thirteen. [from the former ~s' custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold to a retailer, this constituting the latter's profit.]
■ noun a person whose trade is making and selling bread and cakes.
Phrases
~'s dozen a group of thirteen. [from the former ~s' custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold to a retailer, this constituting the latter's profit.]
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004