I. ˈter noun
Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the seed of a vetch
b. : any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta )
2. : a weed of grain fields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel
3. plural : an undesirable element
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian tara, from Arabic ṭarḥa, literally, that which is removed
Date: 15th century
1. : a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container ; also : the weight of the container
2. : counterweight
III. transitive verb
( tared ; tar·ing )
Date: 1812
: to ascertain or mark the tare of ; especially : to weigh so as to determine the tare