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tire iron

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tire iron (plural tire irons)

A tool used for installing or removing an automotive wheel, in the form of bar made of strong metal, with a chisel end for prying off the hubcap and a socket wrench end for loosening or tightening lug nuts.

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Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron. Patricia Briggs

A California man says he was rear-ended by the driver of an SUV belonging to a car service who then came after him with a tire iron. Source: Internet

A transient man who allegedly confronted police armed with a tire iron and knife outside the Vancouver Police Department’s West Precinct made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court. Source: Internet

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