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noun a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
verb use again in altered form
verb give new treads to (a tire)
originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tread English retread From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
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