Found 2 items, similar to long dozen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: long dozen long dozen n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An indefinite small number. --Milton. [1913 Webster] A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen. [1913 Webster]