Category:Baker

Bak"er, n. Etym: [AS. bæcere. See Bake, v. i.]

1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.

2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.] A baker's dozen, thirteen.

-- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

-- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast.

-- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.