Hyphenation
baker's doz·enTurkish pronunciation
beykırz dʌzınPronunciation
/ˈbākərz ˈdəzən/ /ˈbeɪkɜrz ˈdʌzən/
Etymology
() From the former practice of bakers of adding a thirteenth loaf to a batch of twelve in order to avoid punishment for accidentally selling underweight bread.