The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tret \Tret\, obs.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tret \Tret\, n. [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.
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Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
TRET, weights and measures. An allowance made for the water or dust that may
be mixed with any commodity. It differs from tare. (q.v.)