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britzka

British

/ ˈbrɪtskə /

noun

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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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

Stay, whilst the big door opens, and then mark the owner of the house and britzka.

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

The britzka was now approaching the factory, and the noise became audible and roused the musing pastor.

From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various

"I wonder if I left them in the britzka," he said, turning towards the steps.

From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various

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