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droshky

[drosh-kee]
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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.
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Origin of droshky

1800–10; < Russian drózhki, orig. 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
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Examples from the Web for droshky

Historical Examples

  • A "droshky" is a low, four-wheeled, open carriage, plying for hire.

    From Pole to Pole

    Sven Anders Hedin

  • We had got into a droshky and were driving through city streets.

  • Nikoliev uttered these words in a vulgar, unpleasant tone, and then got into the droshky.

    The Duel

    A. I. Kuprin

  • Then she dragged Sylvia with her to a droshky, put her in, and said good night.

    Sylvia &amp; Michael

    Compton Mackenzie

  • I walked calmly through them to the cab-stand, and hailed a droshky.

British Dictionary definitions for droshky

droshky

drosky (ˈdrɒskɪ)

noun plural -kies
  1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
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Word Origin

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