DOZEN

dozen. Dozen, [duzn] n. twelve; a. relating to twelve

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Doz″en (dŭz″'n), n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens (�). [[OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]] 1. 1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. “Some six or seven dozen of Scots.” “A dozen of shirts to your back.” “A dozen sons.” “Half a dozen friends.” Shak.
2. 2. An indefinite small number. Milton.
A baker's dozen, thirteen; — called also a long dozen.