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tare

Main Entry: ¹tare

Pronunciation: \ˈter\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat

Date: 14th century

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

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