"baker's half dozen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-baker's half dozen.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From baker's dozen (“thirteen, one more than a dozen”) by analogy, hence “seven, one more than a half dozen. Etymology templates: {{m|en|baker's dozen||thirteen, one more than a dozen}} baker's dozen (“thirteen, one more than a dozen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=baker's half dozen}} baker's half dozen
  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) Seven, a group of seven. Wikipedia link: Google Ngram Viewer Tags: idiomatic, uncommon Categories (topical): Seven, Size

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