daily-dozen

daily dozen

noun Informal.
a set of calisthenic exercises to be done each day, originally a set of 12 or more such exercises.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism

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daily dozen definition


  1. n.
    a short set of daily exercises. : I need to do my daily dozen before breakfast.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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