Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Charabanc

Charabanc by Jillian DIxon
Charabanc, a photo by Jillian DIxon on Flickr.

The old fashioned and underused word "charabanc" has been removed by Collins from its pocket dictionaries after it fell out of popular use.
The charabanc was a coach either pulled by a horse or motorised. It was overtaken by modern transport in the 1930s.

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