Half a dozen

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    Six (6); often used approximatively.

    "Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”"

  2. 2
    six

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"Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”"