a-dozen

He brought his Poems to our office; and, though his unpolished appearance, his coarse hand-writing, and wretched orthography, afforded no prospect that his production could be printed, yet he found attention by his repeated calls, and by the humility of his expectations, which were limited to half a-dozen copies of the Magazine.

Letter 388 2009

You have the big urban areas, about half - a-dozen of them.

CNN Transcript May 26, 2008 2008

Ay, or it may be some pilgrim with a budget of lies from Saint James of Compostella, or Our Lady of Loretto; or thou mayest be some pardoner with his budget of relics from Rome, forgiving sins at a penny a-dozen, and one to the tale. —

The Monastery 2008

S. O'BRIEN: I had read, Rosemary, that he was involved in half - a-dozen operations, Matador and S.ear and S.ord, many that we've talked about certainly at CNN.

CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2005 2005

With us, half - a-dozen U.S. special forces soldiers who, for a time, were hopeful that the enemy had pulled out altogether.

CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2003 2003

Usually about a-dozen came in then, and D.W.H. had once been able to count the outside guards at fifteen more.

Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963

Provisions were scarce and high; board, 4 dollars a-day; washing, 6 dollars a-dozen.

What I Saw in California Edwin Bryant

He would as soon watch you after dinner to note whether you eschew common sherry and show an expensive partiality for that madeira at twelve pounds a-dozen, which other men would probably only place on the table when it could be well invested in company worthy of the sacrifice.

The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton

The shooting of Brown's ruffians was so far good, or lucky, that there had been half - a-dozen casualties amongst the defenders.

Lord Jim 1899

He was said to have killed half - a-dozen men; and it was known that he had generally provoked his victims.

Elder Conklin and Other Stories Frank Harris 1893