The Dirty Dozen was a film in 1967 based on a novel of the same name. It was a success and the alliterative title has entered the language as a synonym for any group assembled for less than wholesome purposes.
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Its a misquotation of "Ninteen to the dozen"
A dozen is twelve. 9 x 12 = 108
It means six lots of one dozen.
I'm assuming you mean "Baker's Dozen". Unlike a normal "Dozen" (which has 12 items), a baker's dozen contains 13 items. Hope this helps!
A dozen means 12. Thus, 8 Dozen eggs would mean, 8 X 12 = 96 eggs.