stepney wheel
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stepney — ˈstepnē, ni noun or stepney wheel ( s) Usage: often capitalized S Etymology: probably from Stepney Street, Llanelly, Wales, where it was originally manufactured Britain : a spare spokeless automobile wheel with inflated tire … Useful english dictionary
Stepney — infobox UK place country = England region= London population= official name= Stepney latitude= 51.5152 longitude= 0.0462 post town= LONDON postcode area= E postcode district= E1 london borough= Tower Hamlets dial code= 020 os grid reference=… … Wikipedia
stepney — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Spare tire (in automobie), sometimes used insultingly to refer to a mistress (spare wife) refers to a spare tyre. The word is a genericized trademark originating from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel, itself named … English dialects glossary
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