/tɑr/ or /tɑri/ (TAIR or TAR-ee)

Definitions

1. noun

A unit of dry measure in Scotland, equal to one-sixth of a chaldron or one-half of a last.

“In the old days, the merchant sold a tarre of oats to the poor villager.”

2. noun

A unit of dry measure, equal to 12 Winchester bushels or 17 imperial bushels, used in the measurement of timber.

“The tree was felled, and its volume was measured in tarres to determine the value.”