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. 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. An indefinite small number. Milton.
A baker's dozen, thirteen; --
called also a long dozen.
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