baker's half dozen

English

Etymology

From baker's dozen (“thirteen, one more than a dozen”) by analogy, hence “seven, one more than a half dozen.

Pronunciation
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Noun

baker's half dozen

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) Seven, a group of seven.

Usage notes

Rather less common than baker's dozen.[1]

References
  1. baker's dozen, (baker's half dozen*120) at Google Ngram Viewer
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