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britzka

British  
/ ˈbrɪtskə /

noun

  1. a long horse-drawn carriage with a folding top over the rear seat and a rear-facing front seat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of britzka

C19: from German, variant of Britschka , from Polish bryczka a little cart, from bryka cart

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The rattle of the britzka interrupted further conversation.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

The ladies and Lord Montfort entered their britzka.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Nine times out of ten shall you behold, standing at the door, a splendid equipage—a britzka or barouche.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various

But as worthiness cannot be classified under any of the three mathematical dimensions, but comes under the fourth, which does not belong to the world of realities, he travelled in a little one-horse britzka instead.

From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various

The britzka again rolled on and after an interval was hidden in a cloud of dust, and Dolhanski, having naught else to do, returned also to Jastrzeb.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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