tare

¹tare

noun \ˈter\

Definition of TARE

1

a : the seed of a vetch

b : any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta)

2

: a weed of grain fields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel

3

plural : an undesirable element

Origin of TARE

Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with TARE

air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare

²tare

noun

Definition of TARE

1

: a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container; also : the weight of the container

2

: counterweight

Origin of TARE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian tara, from Arabic ṭarḥa, literally, that which is removed

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, kip, pace, twain

³tare

transitive verb

taredtar·ing

Definition of TARE

: to ascertain or mark the tare of; especially : to weigh so as to determine the tare

First Known Use of TARE

1812

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, kip, pace, twain