spare tyre
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noun
an additional tyre, usually mounted on a wheel, carried by a motor vehicle in case of puncture
British slang, jocular a deposit of fat just above the waist
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How to use spare tyre in a sentence
The tool box, also, was on the foot-board, so the spare tyre had to be strapped inside the caravan above the driving seat.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan|Frances Halton Eva HasellLuckily we carried a spare tyre, but it was a non-skidder, and from now on our driver had to be very careful.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts