droshky

American  

[drosh-kee] / ˈdrɒʃ ki /

noun

plural

droshkies

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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droshky British  

/ ˈdrɒskɪ, ˈdrɒʃkɪ /

noun

1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia

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Etymology

Origin of droshky

1800–10; < Russian drózhki, originally 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

Example Sentences

Kovaloff, still holding his handkerchief to his face, re-entered the droshky and cried in a despairing voice “Drive on!”

From The Mantle and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich

I told him that it was a trick, and he answered me by putting on his best uniform and calling a droshky.

From The Great White Army by Pemberton, Max, Sir

The doomed man was in good spirits as the droshky put him down at the door of my house.

From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Upward, Allen

I didn’t really see her; the droshky drove off the very instant she called out.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

"Then let him put it to the proof," said I to the interpreter, "and bring his droshky here immediately."

From The Great White Army by Pemberton, Max, Sir