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Show TIRE KNOWN BY MANY NAMES Not Including What It Is Called by Impatient Autoist When It Punctures. A thing which ties Is a tire say makers of the dictionary. The first purpose of the tire was to tie or band the wheel together. As time passed, the original meaning of the word has been lost sight of nnd now the tire Is the part of the wheel which touches ihe road and stands the wear and tear of travel. Kngland and her possessions, except ex-cept Canada, spells the word "tyre," No less an authority than England's own Encyclopedia Britnnnlon Is on record rec-ord with the opinion that "this spelling spell-ing is not now accepted by the best English authorities," yet "tyre" persists. per-sists. In some of the Spanish-speaking countries, such ns Chile and the Argentine, Ar-gentine, tires are known ns "neumatl-cos." "neumatl-cos." In Mexico they are "llanlas." In other places where Spanish Is the language, notably Cuba, the correct word Is "gotnas." In Brazil, where Portuguese Is spoken, the name Is "pneitmntlcos." The French have the short mine "pneus" for tires." This is a contraction contrac-tion of pneuniatlques. In practically all Ihe Scandinavian countries the Danish word "gununrlglnger" rubber rirg is used. |