drosky


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drosh·ky

(drŏsh′kē) also dros·ky (drŏs′-)
n. pl. drosh·kies also drosh·kys also dros·kies or dros·kys
An open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage formerly used in Russia and Poland.

[Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi, wagon, pl. of droga, shaft of a wagon.]
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Noun1.drosky - an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheelsdrosky - an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
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