13

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A "baker's dozen" is a group of 13. Its origin can be traced to a former custom of bakers to add an extra roll as a safeguard against the possibility of twelve weighing light.

Submitted: 1999-09-02 23:40:00; Last Modified: 2008-01-30 17:19:11.