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charabanc
noun
[ ˈʃarəbaŋ ]
• an early form of bus, used typically for pleasure trips.
Origin:
early 19th century: from French char-à-bancs ‘carriage with benches’ (the original horse-drawn charabancs having rows of bench seats).
