pantechnicon

American  

[pan-tek-ni-kon, -kuhn] / pænˈtɛk nɪˌkɒn, -kən /

noun

British.

1. a furniture van; moving van.

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pantechnicon British  

/ pænˈtɛknɪkən /

noun

1. a large van, esp one used for furniture removals

2. a warehouse where furniture is stored

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Etymology

Origin of pantechnicon

1820–30; pan- + Greek technikón artistic, skillful (neuter of technikós ); technic

Example Sentences

The hostess trolley - a favourite with 1970s housewives - was a lumbering pantechnicon used to keep food more-or-less warm in Pyrex dishes.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2018

But then the ambulance arrived, a pantechnicon of rescue, lumbering into view like one of those cranky Red Cross vehicles from my 50s childhood.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2017

In other words, I rattle round pitch dark streets in a three-ton furniture pantechnicon.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the water had reluctantly absorbed the lamp-black to Bindle's entire satisfaction, he called out loudly: "I knew we was goin' to 'ave a shower," and he proceeded to water the top of the pantechnicon.

From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George

Soon the pantechnicon was awaking echoes in the drowsy old High Street.

From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George