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Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
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Cloff — (kl[o^]f; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cloff — ˈkläf noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps alteration of clove (III) : an allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight formerly given on certain goods to cover small losses in retailing … Useful english dictionary
clough — Cloff Cloff (kl[o^]f; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. [Written … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clough — (?; 115), n. (Com.) An allowance in weighing. See {Cloff}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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