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Noun: spare tyre
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: spare tire)
  1. Excess fat around the waistline
    "He developed a spare tyre from too much beer and not enough exercise";
    - spare tire [N. Amer], love handles

Derived forms: spare tyres

Type of: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Spare tyre