Idiom
baker's half dozen
Meaning
Seven, a group of seven.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need a baker's half dozen eggs for this recipe.”
“The baker sold me a baker's half dozen rolls for the price of six.”
“After counting the items in the basket, she realized she had collected a baker's half dozen, which was exactly enough for the guests.”
Examples
simple
“I need a baker's half dozen eggs for this recipe.”
contextual
“The baker sold me a baker's half dozen rolls for the price of six.”
complex
“After counting the items in the basket, she realized she had collected a baker's half dozen, which was exactly enough for the guests.”
Origin
Derived by analogy from baker's dozen, the term provides a count of seven by adding a single unit to the standard half dozen. It follows the logic of the earlier thirteen, functioning as the smaller sibling of the thirteen-item set.
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