Pronunciation : Tret
Part of Speech : obs.
Definition : Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tret
Part of Speech : n.
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.] (Com.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913