Droshky

//ˈdɹɒʃki// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.

    "Of late years, cabriolets, and English stanhopes, and tilburys, have been introduced into St. Petersburgh; but the real national carriage for the town is the Droshky."

  2. 2
    an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia wordnet

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"Of late years, cabriolets, and English stanhopes, and tilburys, have been introduced into St. Petersburgh; but the real national carriage for the town is the Droshky."

Etymology

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

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