Word on a scale (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TARE

{ Related Clues }

Counterweight
Darnel
Vetch
Weed
Biblical weed
Common vetch
The common vetch
Container weight
Counterweight in a lab
Customhouse word
Fodder plant
Large weed
Noxious weed
Scale deduction
Weight allowance
Weight deduction
Wrapper weight
Wrapping weight
Gross-weight deduction
Noxious weed, in the Bible
Unloaded truck's weight
Weight not charged for
Weight not counted in pricing

{ Tags }

allowance, bible, biblical, charged, common, container, counterweight, darnel, deduction, fodder, gross, not, noxious, plant, scale, tare, vetch, weed, weight, word, wrapper

{ Notes }

The answer TARE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TARE as a noun:

1. any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

2. (darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum) = weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

3. counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight