tare

views updated Jun 27 2018

tare¹ / te(ə)r/ • n. 1. a vetch, esp. the common vetch.2. (tares) (in biblical use) an injurious weed resembling wheat when young (Matt. 13:24–30).tare² • n. an allowance made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of goods. ∎ the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or load.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

tare

views updated May 17 2018

tare1 (seed of) vetch; in versions of the Bible (Matt. 13: 25) rendering L. zīzania, Gr. zīzánia injurious weed among corn, darnel, cockle. XIV. of unkn. orig.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

tare

views updated May 29 2018

tare2 weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods. XV. — F. tare waste in goods, deficiency, tare — medL. tara — Arab. ⃛arḥa what is thrown away, f. ⃛araḥa reject.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD