First Known Use: 14th century
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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
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Origin of TARE
Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat
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
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
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
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