tret

[ tret ]

/ trɛt /

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noun

(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.

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Origin of tret

1490–1500; <Anglo-French, variant of trait act of drawing; see trait

Words nearby tret

tres-tine, trestle, trestle table, trestletree, trestlework, tret, Treta Yuga, Tretchikoff, tretinoin, trevally, Trevelyan

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How to use tret in a sentence

When it comes to a question of tare and tret, false sentiment must be excluded.
Erema|R. D. Blackmore
She saved me—little knock-out—an' look 'ow I went an' tret 'er for it!
The Crime Doctor|Ernest William Hornung
Multiplying the men by the seconds (5,000 x 30) you get approximately the amount of the wind, in wear and tare and tret.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 20, 1892|Various
"He tret the ainst, an' I tret ten times or mair," Geordie was vehemently affirming to a sympathetic street.
St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles

No, she an' me's from th' old North—old Car'tret, nigh on ter Newbern; an' we doant take nat'rally to these fire-eaters.
Among the Pines|James R. Gilmore

British Dictionary definitions for tret

tret

/ (trɛt) /

noun

commerce (formerly) an allowance according to weight granted to purchasers for waste due to transportation. It was calculated after deduction for tare

Word Origin for tret

C15: from Old French trait pull, tilt of the scale; see trait

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