bakerlike
kər
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Bakerlike
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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baker (ˈbeɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc |
| 2. | a portable oven |
| 3. | informal (Irish) on the baker's list in good health |
| Baker (ˈbeɪkə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Sir Benjamin. 1840--1907, British engineer who, with Sir John Fowler, designed and constructed much of the London underground railway, the Forth Railway Bridge, and the first Aswan Dam |
| 2. | Chet, full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929--88, US jazz trumpeter and singer |
| 3. | Dame Janet. born 1933, British mezzo-soprano |
| 4. | Sir Samuel White. 1821--93, British explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864) |
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Word Origin & History
baker
O.E. bæcere, from bacan "to bake" (see bake). Baker's dozen "thirteen" is from 1590s.
"These dealers [hucksters] ... on purchasing their bread from the bakers, were privileged by law to receive thirteen batches for twelve, and this would seem to have been the extent of their profits. Hence the expression, still in use, 'A baker's dozen.' " [H.T. Riley, "Liber Albus," 1859]
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