long dozen

American  

noun

1. a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker's dozen.

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Etymology

Origin of long dozen

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

When he first bound himself by the oath not to exceed the long dozen, such was his vigor, that the effects of thirteen tumblers could scarcely be perceived on him.

From Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

Alva looked at her for a long dozen of seconds and then her lips curved slightly.

From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne