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Drosky

noun
(pl. droskies)  (Written also droitzschka, droshky and droschke)
1.
An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia.  Synonym: droshky.






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"Drosky" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the afternoon before Captain S—— got down to the docks. His steamer was loaded and ready for sea. At the quay, close to the stern of the vessel, Mrs. C——, with her daughter, was seated in a drosky. She explained that they had come to say good-bye, and to convey a message from Patrovish that he, Yaunie, and some officers were aboard Captain Farquarson's vessel. "He commissioned me to say that you were to slip out of the harbour quietly to avoid trouble, ...
— Looking Seaward Again • Walter Runciman

... about the doors, and after two took the drosky and drove over the hill and round by the Kiery Craigs. I should have said Williams came out in the morning to ask my advice about staying another year in Edinburgh. I advised him if possible to gain a few days' time till ...
— The Journal of Sir Walter Scott - From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford • Walter Scott



Words linked to "Drosky" :   carriage, equipage, rig, droshky



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