- a variation of char-à-banc.
charabanc
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of charabanc
C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats
Example Sentences
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But let’s not punish Johnson for the mute words of a charabanc.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2016
Phil Mickelson sports the sort of thick black gauntlets that Toad of Toad Hall would pull on for a spin in his charabanc.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2014
Matthew Crawley Memorial Satnav with in-built rustic charabanc detector.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2013
Namely the same old primal activities that people have experienced forever without kidding themselves that, if the whole charabanc were to come to a halt tomorrow, they wouldn't be a little disappointed.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2012
She had not had time to dress for dinner, having come home late from a charabanc drive to Pevensey, and the circumstance seemed slightly to mitigate the daring of a stroll.
From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila
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