tyreless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English tyre Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tyreless From tyre + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a tyre or tyres.
As at Dublin, owing to the special handling that the tyres required, the cycle makers had to send their wheels to the tyre factory to be fitted, and the Dunlop carts were soon careering about Coventry collecting the tyreless wheels and delivering them, fitted, to the various factories.
1921, W. F. Grew, The Cycle Industry, London, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tireless | US, alternative | lexicographic |