droshky

[ drosh-kee ]

noun

, plural drosh·kies.

1. a light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.
2. any of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.

droshky

/ ˈdrɒskɪ; ˈdrɒʃkɪ /

noun

1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia

Word History and Origins

Origin of droshky¹

1800–10; < Russian drózhki, originally diminutive of drógi a long, bodyless wagon, plural (functioning as singular) of drogá one of the shafts joining the front and rear axles of a wagon

Word History and Origins

Origin of droshky¹

C19: from Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi a wagon, from droga shaft

Example Sentences

We were driven over in a troika, or droshky, with one horse trotting in the middle and one on each side, in full gallop.

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Another time you order the racing droshky to be got out, and set off to the forest to shoot woodcock.

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My belongings are put on another droshky, skilfully fitted together like an elaborate mosaic.

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The depths beneath must be great, for sometimes my droshky is nearly submerged, and the lava-like stream floods our small vehicle.

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His lower half, however, was discovered by his sister convulsively pressed against the side of the droshky.

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