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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An indefinite small number. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen. [ 1913 Webster ]
[反正一样 / 反正一樣, fǎn zhèng yī yàng, ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ]whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long[Add to Longdo]
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