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a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker's dozen.[1860-65]
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Long dozen — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
long dozen — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
long dozen — n. thirteen … English World dictionary
long dozen — n. thirteen; a baker’s dozen. □ Don’t you sell a long dozen anymore? □ They used to give you a long dozen in that bakery … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
long dozen — long′ doz′en n. wam a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker s dozen … From formal English to slang
long dozen — n. baker s dozen, thirteen, group or set of 13, dozen plus one … English contemporary dictionary
long dozen — noun thirteen Syn: bakers dozen … Wiktionary
long dozen — noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one • Syn: ↑thirteen, ↑13, ↑XIII, ↑baker s dozen • Hypernyms: ↑large integer … Useful english dictionary
Long — Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Long clam — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
