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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantechnicon¹

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

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

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.

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

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"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.

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

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

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