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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Baker \Bak"er\, n. [AS. b[ae]cere. See Bake, v. t.]
1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
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2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]
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A baker's dozen, thirteen.
Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the
irritating properties of yeast.
Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used
instead of soda, in making bread.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dozen \Doz"en\ (d[u^]z"'n), n.; pl. Dozen (before another
noun), Dozens (d[u^]z"'nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF.
doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo
two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]
1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve;
with or without of before the substantive which follows.
``Some six or seven dozen of Scots.'' ``A dozen of shirts
to your back.'' ``A dozen sons.'' ``Half a dozen
friends.'' --Shak.
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2. An indefinite small number. --Milton.
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A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dozen \Doz"en\, n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens.
[OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze
twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two,
Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]
1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve;
with or without of before the substantive which follows.
``Some six or seven dozen of Scots.'' ``A dozen of shirts
to your back.'' ``A dozen sons.'' ``Half a dozen
friends.'' --Shak.
2. An indefinite small number. --Milton.
A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Baker \Bak"er\, n. [AS. b[ae]cere. See Bake, v. i.]
1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]
A baker's dozen, thirteen.
Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the
irritating properties of yeast.
Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used
instead of soda, in making bread.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a baker's dozen
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