See Also: WEIGHAGE, mer(law)
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WEIGHAGE, mer (law) and tire(7) (iou)


WEIGHAGE, mer (law)


WEIGHAGE, mer. law. In the English law it is a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise; it is called tronage, (q.v.) for weighing wool at the weighing merchandise; it is called tronage, (q.v.) for weighing wool at the king' s beam, or pesage, for weighing Other avoirdupois goods. 2 Chit. Com: king' s beam, or pesage, for weighing Other avoirdupois goods. 2 Chit. Com: Law, 16. Law, 16.

tire(7) (iou)



tire verb2. Long arch. ME.
[French tirer draw from Proto-Romance, of unkn. origin.]
verb intrans. & trans. Draw, pull, tug. ME-L16.
verb intrans. Of a hawk: pull or tear with the beak at a tough morsel given to it; tear flesh in feeding. Foll. by on, upon. ME.
verb intrans.
a. Prey upon a person's mind, heart, etc. L16-E17.
b. Exercise oneself upon (in thought or action). rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.