britzka
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of britzka
C19: from German, variant of Britschka , from Polish bryczka a little cart, from bryka cart
Example Sentences
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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
At three we went in our britzka with post horses, through a torrent of rain, to West Cliff House, by appointment, to visit H.R.H. the Princess Sophia Matilda.
From Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 by Louis Loewe
Moire antiques you never meet Sweeping the filth of a dirty street But every woman's claim to ton Depends upon The team she drives, whether phaeton, Landau, or britzka.
From Complete Poetical Works by Bret Harte
The ladies and Lord Montfort entered their britzka.
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
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
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