See charabanc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"glosses": [
"To travel or convey by charabanc."
],
"links": [
[
"transitive",
"transitive"
],
[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, transitive, intransitive) To travel or convey by charabanc."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"rare",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃæ.ɹə.bæŋ(k)/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "char-à-banc"
}
],
"word": "charabanc"
}
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