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Definition: droschke
drosky
\dros"ky\ (dr[o^]s"k[y^]), n.; pl.
Droskies
(dr[o^]s"k[i^]z). [Russ. drojki, dim. of drogi a kind of
carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of a carriage.]
A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, formerly used in Poland
and Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on
which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet
reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles have
been so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two
horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities.
[Written also
droitzschka,
droshky and
droschke.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]