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a baker's dozen
a baker's dozen
Thirteen; one more than a usual dozen (12). When Jacob went to the bakery to buy doughnuts for the office, he made sure to get a baker's dozen so he could sneak one to eat on the way to work.
a baker's dozen
thirteen. (Bakers often added an extra item to an order for a dozen.) We ended up with a baker's dozen each of socks and undershirts on our shopping trip.
a baker's dozen
(old-fashioned) thirteen The judges selected a baker's dozen of promising entries from the hundreds they received.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Iosias | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Berko | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Rhodri | | - | Welsh |
| Ikaros | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Tapiwa | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Maralyn | | MER-ə-lin, MAR-ə-lin | English |