Stepney

[step-nee]

noun

a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Tower Hamlets.

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stepney (ˈstɛpnɪ)

—n
	(Indian) a spare tyre

[C20: from Stepney Street, Llanelli, the address of a tyre manufacturer]

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