pantechnicon


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pantechnicon /panˈtɛknɪk(ə)n/
noun Brit. a large van for transporting furniture.
– origin C19: from pan- + tekhnikon ‘piece of art’, orig. the name of a London bazaar selling artistic work, later converted into a furniture warehouse.
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