tret

noun

ˈtret

plural -s

: an allowance of 4 pounds for every 104 pounds of suttle weight formerly added to various commodities (as spices) to offset deterioration in transit or chaff removed in cleaning

Word History

Etymology

Middle French trait pull, draft, turn of the scale, pull of the scale

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