# Baker's Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/350276>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 28, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/350276 "2006-03-28T18:56:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/350276/1 "2006-03-28T18:56:50Z")

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[What’s the origin of “baker’s dozen”?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbakersdozen.html)

OK, it’s a niggle, but still worth pointing out, I think.

From Dex’s report:

“In the mid-13th century, British law imposed strict regulations on bakers regarding the weight of bread.”

That should be, of course, _English_ law.

Niggle over.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/350276/2 "2006-03-29T15:46:19Z")

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Sigh. Niggle accepted, I’ll have it changed. Thanks.