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droshky

[ drosh-kee ]

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.


droshky

/ ˈdrɒskɪ; ˈdrɒʃkɪ /

noun

  1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of droshky1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of droshky1

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

We were driven over in a troika, or droshky, with one horse trotting in the middle and one on each side, in full gallop.

Another time you order the racing droshky to be got out, and set off to the forest to shoot woodcock.

My belongings are put on another droshky, skilfully fitted together like an elaborate mosaic.

The depths beneath must be great, for sometimes my droshky is nearly submerged, and the lava-like stream floods our small vehicle.

His lower half, however, was discovered by his sister convulsively pressed against the side of the droshky.

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