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A baker's dozen, also known as a long dozen and a "long measure", is 13, one more than a proper dozen. The expression found its genesis in 13th-century England, when an Assize of Bread and Ale was introduced. Then, it was commonly called "the long measure". It is also rarely known as Devil's dozen, because 13 is considered an unlucky number.
The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes,...
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