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tire iron
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noun
a short length of steel with one end flattened to form a blade, used as a crowbar for removing tires from wheel rims.
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Origin of tire iron
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby tire iron
tire, tire chain, tired, tired out, Tiree, tire iron, tireless, tirelessly, Tiresias, tiresome, tirewoman
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