drosky
noun
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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He saw Cartoner turn out of the Cracow Faubourg into the square, where innumerable droskies stand.
From The Vultures by Henry Seton Merriman
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
For that purpose they hired all the gigs, droskies, cabs, or "machines," about a fortnight beforehand.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
Sleepily we said our last good-byes to the family, took our seats in the droskies, and soon the Hospitalnayah Ulitza was lost to sight.
From From Plotzk to Boston by Israel Zangwill
For a distance of three versts from the gate of St. Petersburg the road was thronged with carriages and droskies, and crowds of gayly-dressed citizens, all wending their way toward the scene of entertainment.
From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
