Tare

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1. Verb form

Tore.

2. Noun

A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum, or darnel.

3. Noun

A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia; especially, the V. sativa, sometimes grown for fodder.

4. Noun

Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc.

5. Verb

To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).

6. Unclassified

of Tear

7. Noun

the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
Vocabulary classified under Physics

8. Noun

(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry

9. Noun

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment

10. Noun

any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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