TRET

Etymology 1

Noun

tret (plural trets)

(obsolete) An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted.

Etymology 2

Verb

tret

(Yorkshire, Geordie, colloquial) simple past tense and past participle of treat

Anagrams

• tert-, tetr-

Source: Wiktionary


Tret, obs.

Definition: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.

Tret, n. Etym: [F. traite a drawing, trading, journey, tax on wares in transit, anything diminishing the value of coins, fr. OF. traire to draw, L. trahere. See Trait.] (Com.)

Definition: An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted. M'Culloch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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