Stepney

American  

[step-nee] / ˈstɛp ni /

noun

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

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stepney British  

/ ˈstɛpnɪ /

noun

1. a spare tyre

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Etymology

Origin of stepney

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

Example Sentences

Before that, Stepney recruited Riperton to sing in the Rotary Connection, a kind of psychedelic soul-rock act that made a string of records in the late ’60s that have since been widely sampled by the likes of DJ Shadow and A Tribe Called Quest.

From Los Angeles Times

Riperton met Rudolph in a stairwell of the rock club he was managing — “It was one of those moments you see in the movies,” he says now — and the two quickly fell in love; Rudolph began writing songs with Stepney for what became Riperton’s solo debut, 1970’s ornately trippy “Come to My Garden,” which Stepney produced.

From Los Angeles Times

Terence Henry Stamp was born in Stepney, east London, on 22 July 1938.

From BBC

Born in Stepney, east London, to working-class parents on 22 July 1938, Stamp attended grammar school before pursuing a career in advertising.

From BBC

The PM praised her work to repeal the Vagrancy Act and added: "I know you will continue to support the government from the backbenches and represent the best interests of your constituents in Bethnal Green and Stepney."

From BBC