| 单词 | baker's dozen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaker's dozen baker's dozen n. a group or set of thirteen; (formerly sometimes) †a group or set of fourteen (obsolete); cf. dozen n. 1c.Apparently so called after the former practice among bakers of including a thirteenth loaf when selling a dozen to a retailer, the extra loaf representing the retailer's profit. Cf. thirteen to the dozen at dozen n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > thirteen > thirteen things, persons, etc. thirteenc1000 baker's dozen1596 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > fourteen > fourteen things, persons, etc. fourteen1480 baker's dozen1785 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden Ep. Ded. sig. B Conioyning with his aforesaid Doctor Brother in eightie eight browne Bakers dozen of Almanackes. 1611 in J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Serqua, a dozen, namely of egges, or as we say a Bakers dozen, that is thirteene to the dozen. 1705 H. Newcome Transubstant. Discuss'd i. 90 Now let's see how H. N. endeavours to overturn this weight of Authority? I find he levels no less than a Baker's Dozen of Objections directly against it. [A list of thirteen objections follows.] 1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. iii. vi. 48 I dare swear there were a good round Baker's Dozen, at least. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Baker's dozen, fourteen, that number of rolls being allowed to the purchasers of a dozen. 1855 Notes & Queries 3 Feb. 88/2 The ‘baker's dozen’ is not a phrase, but a fact of daily occurrence in the trade for the number fourteen, or more commonly thirteen. 2017 Sun-Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 10 Dec. 20 Being the eighth child in a baker's dozen of children isn't an easy gig for anyone. baker's dozen c. With qualifying words. baker's dozen (see baker's dozen n. at baker n. Compounds 1), devil's dozen, long dozen (see long dozen n. at long adj.1 and n.1 Compounds 4a), printer's dozen: thirteen. brown dozen (obsolete) or round dozen: a full dozen. thirteen, (etc.) to the dozen: see quots. to talk nineteen to the dozen: to talk very fast, or to excess. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > twelve > group or set of twelve dozen1340 brown dozen?1499 zodiac1560 round dozena1572 twelve1573 quest?1589 jury1592 dodecade1659 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > thirteen thirteenc1000 devil's dozen1831 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Biijv Haue at the hasarde or at the dosen browne. 1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epist. 37 Pay it you with aduauntage, at the least thirteene to the dozen. 1598 in Lambert 2000 years of Guild Life (1892) 308 All the saide Company will deliver forthe theire breade..xiijten to the dozen. 1820 Ld. Byron Blues i. 36 A round dozen of authors and others. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 343/2 Instead of one kick, he deserves and gets a devil's dozen. 1872 ‘Ouida’ Fitz's Election 210 She..generally talked nineteen to the dozen. < as lemmas |
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