tire iron
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, Tiresias, tiresome, tirewoman, Tîrgu Mureş
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Example sentences from the Web for tire iron
They wants to know if you can't be afther lending 'em a tire-iron?
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