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Webster 1913 Edition

Tret

Tret

,
obs.
3d p
ers.
s
ing.
p
res.
of
Tread
, for treadeth.
Chaucer.

Tret

,
Noun.
[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.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tret

TRET

,
Noun.
[probably from L. tritus, tero, to wear.]
In commerce, an allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four per cent on the weight of commodities. It is said this allowance is nearly discontinued.

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