From the former practice of bakers of adding a third to a batch of two in order to avoid punishment for accidentally delivering underweight deuces.
Johnson: "Wait, how many english muffs did you have for dinner last night?"
John Thomas: "I ended up buying a baker's deuce - two for dinner, and one for dessert."
John Thomas: "I ended up buying a baker's deuce - two for dinner, and one for dessert."
by billybee69 March 8, 2011