kibitka
/ (kɪˈbɪtkə) /
(in Russia) a covered sledge or wagon
a felt tent used among the Tatars of central Asia
a Tatar family
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How to use kibitka in a sentence
In a kibitka covered with bast, drawn by three lean and sleepy nags, Raisky drove slowly to his estate.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovWithout waiting for the kibitka to turn in through the gate, he ran forward, and stood before the young girl.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovThey were, as Byron says of the “kibitka,” “a cursed kind of carriage without springs.”
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. HarperThe yourt, or tent, of the Kirghiz bears a close resemblance to the kibitka of the Kalmucks.
Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport AdamsAway through a long corridor, and across an inner courtyard, to the reception-hall—a large dome-shaped tent or kibitka.
Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
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