droshky

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Definition

noun an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia

Borrowed from Russian дро́жки (dróžki), plural diminutive of дро́ги (drógi, “wagon, hearse”), plural of дрога́ (drogá, “centre pole of a carriage”).

The prince took a droshky. — The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A little while after, Kryukov's racing droshky was bumping along the dusty road. — The Duel and Other Stories, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
His hands began trembling, his neck swelled and turned purple, he ordered his racing droshky and drove off somewhere. — The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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