CultureHistoryThe word stepney is still used to refer to a spare tyre only in our part of the world. Stepneys are named after a street of the same name in Llanelli, Wales where they were manufactured in the early 1900s. Vertical Tabs NotesBesides the sub-continent, the word is apparently also still in use in Malta and parts of Brazil. Further readingThe Hindu (Does the word stepney exist)?BBC (Video: Stepney Wheel) TaxonomyConnotations: PositiveIndian connection: WeakTags: languagecarwalesetymologyunited kingdomenglishname
