This is the 7858th most frequent Dutch word.
dozen
The Dutch word "dozen" means "boxes" in English.
In this sentence, 'dozen' is the plural form of 'doos', which means 'box' in Dutch.
Ik heb een paar dozen nodig om mijn spullen in te verhuizen.
I need a few boxes to move my belongings in.
Here, 'dozen' is again used as the plural of 'doos' (boxes), and it refers to the containers holding the eggs.
Er zitten tientallen eieren in die dozen in de keuken.
There are dozens of eggs in those boxes in the kitchen.
In this case, the word 'dozijn' (singular form related to 'dozen') means 'a group of twelve items', demonstrating its use to refer to a numerical grouping.