à tire-d’aile, adv., with a quick jerk of the wings; at a single flight; with outstretched wings, darting through the air. Voler à —; to fly as fast as its wings can carry it; at full speed.
tire-étoupe, n.m., (—) (tech.) worm.
tire-feu, n.m., (artil.) lanyard.
tire-fond, n.m., (—) turrel elevator.
à tire-larigot, adv., only used in Boire à —; to drink hard, to drink like a fish.
*tire-ligne, n.m., (—-—s) drawing-pen.
tirelire, n.f., money-box.
☉tirelire, n.m., song, carol (of the lark).
☉tirelirer, v.n., to sing like a lark.
tire-moelle, n.m., (—) marrow-spoon.