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pantechnicon

[ pan-tek-ni-kon, -kuhn ]

noun

, British.
  1. a furniture van; moving van.


pantechnicon

/ pænˈtɛknɪkən /

noun

  1. a large van, esp one used for furniture removals
  2. a warehouse where furniture is stored
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantechnicon1

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

Origin of pantechnicon1

C19: from pan- + Greek tekhnikon relating to the arts, from tekhnē art; originally the name of a London bazaar, the building later being used as a furniture warehouse
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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

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

"I'm delighted to announce that I have unloaded the metaphorical pantechnicon and signed the tenancy agreement to take up residency in the belfry of the Book Trust," its caption reads.

From BBC

These and other removals did not necessitate the use of a pantechnicon; a four-wheeler sufficed on each occasion.

Finally they had been stowed away in the far end of the pantechnicon.

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