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.

Origin of tire iron

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby tire iron

tirana, tiranë, tiraspol, tire, tire chain, tire iron, tired, tired out, tiree, tireless, tiresias

Example sentences from the Web for tire iron

  • They wants to know if you can't be afther lending 'em a tire-iron?

    The Portal of Dreams |Charles Neville Buck