Defn: In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide, the tres-tyne is the second tyne above the base. See Illust. under Rucervine, and under Rusine.
TRET
Tret, obs.
Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.
TRET Tret, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: 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.
TRETABLE
Tret"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Treatable.]
Defn: Tractable; moderate. [Obs.]
By nature debonaire and tretable. Chaucer.
TRETHING Treth"ing, n. Etym: [W. treth an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax, trethu to rate or tax.]
Defn: A tax; an impost. [Obs.] Johnson.
TRETIS; TRETYS
Tre"tis, Tre"tys, n. Etym: [See Treatise.]