droskies
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pluralof drosky.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Formerly every one rode in these droskies, the fares being very low.
From In and Around Berlin by Minerva Brace Norton
There are two sorts of hack droskies in Saint Petersburg.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by R. T. Landells
For that purpose they hired all the gigs, droskies, cabs, or "machines," about a fortnight beforehand.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
In the holidays they drove about together in droskies, and told fortunes: Kseniya Ippolytovna was presented with a waxen cradle.
From Tales of the Wilderness by Boris Pilniak
Russians here were even working as labourers, drivers of droskies, etc.
From Through Siberia and Manchuria By Rail by Oliver George Ready