batch

Definition

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

Etymology

From Middle English bach, bache, bahche, from Old English *bæċċ (“something baked”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bakku, from Proto-Germanic *bakkuz (“baking, baked goods”), cognate with Middle High German becke (“something baked, pastry, baking, bakery”). Related also to Old English bacan (“to bake”), Old English ġebæc (“something baked”), Dutch gebak, German Gebäck, Dutch baksel.

Example Sentences

• "We made a batch of cookies to take to the party."
• "We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom."
• "c. 1710-1720, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Epistle to Lord Hervey on the King's Birthday a new batch of Lords"