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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drosh•ky (drosh′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kies. - Transporta light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.
- Transportany of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.
- Russian drózhki, origin, 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
- 1800–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: droshky /ˈdrɒʃkɪ/, drosky /ˈdrɒskɪ/ n ( pl -kies)- an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
Etymology: 19th Century: from Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi a wagon, from droga shaft |