![A selection of fresh bread.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/004/313/full/Fresh_bread_in_a_local_market_Bakers_Dozen.jpg?1674173763)
The phrase a baker’s dozen is believed to come from the Middle Ages, when it was the practice of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf of bread to their batch of twelve to ensure they could not be charged with selling underweight bread.
The phrase a baker’s dozen is believed to come from the Middle Ages, when it was the practice of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf of bread to their batch of twelve to ensure they could not be charged with selling underweight bread.