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spare tire
spare tire (plural spare tires)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. extra tire: an extra tire mounted somewhere on a motor vehicle and carried in case of a flat tire
2. extra flesh: a roll of extra flesh around somebody's waist ( humorous )

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