1. n.1 vetch, esp. as corn-weed or fodder.
2 (in pl.) Bibl. an injurious corn-weed (Matt. 13:24-30).
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n.1 an allowance made for the weight of the packing or wrapping around goods.
2 the weight of a motor vehicle without its fuel or load.
Phrases and idioms:
tare and tret the arithmetical rule for computing a tare.
Etymology: ME f. F, deficiency, tare, f. med.L tara f. Arab. tarha what is rejected f. taraha reject