The phrase a baker’s dozen is believed to come from the Middle Ages, when it was the practice of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf of bread to their batch of twelve to ensure they could not be charged with selling underweight bread.
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The phrase a baker’s dozen is believed to come from the Middle Ages, when it was the practice of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf of bread to their batch of twelve to ensure they could not be charged with selling underweight bread.
