drosky
Americannoun
plural
droskiesExample Sentences
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I have several times spoken of the drosky.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd
She decided to let him find his child with her, particularly as the weather was raw and it did not seem advisable to put Frances, who was feverish from weeping, into a damp drosky again.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Heyse, Paul
Relieved from all anxiety as to our future movements, we again mounted our drosky.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd
Even the rough and ready drosky drivers say of him that he has been thrust among rulers like a pestle among spoons.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various
Like the driver, it is generally dirty and dilapidated; but here the similitude ends; for, while the former is often high, his drosky is always low.
From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)
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