tret Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tret

Definitions

obs.

1. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.

Tret noun

Etymology

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.

Definitions

1. (Com.) 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.