charabanc

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I was lucky enough to catch a Fifties charabanc which gleamed with chrome on the outside and was decorated with religious art on the inside.

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  1. From French char à bancs : char, coach, carriage (from Old French, cart; see chariot) + à, with (from Latin ad, toward; see ad-) + bancs, benches, pl. of banc (from Old French; see bank3).
 

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