bald tire

noun

: a flangeless steel tire shrunk or bolted to a locomotive drive wheel

called also blind tire, flangeless tire, plain tire

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bald tire was in 1900

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“Bald tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20tire. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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