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Definition of Droshkies
1. droshky [n] - See also: droshky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Droshkies
Literary usage of Droshkies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1865)
"droshkies were engaged to convey us to the old city, on the hill beyond the Oka ;
and, crowded two by two into the shabby little vehicles, we set forth. ..."
2. Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja by Eugene Schuyler, Vasilīĭ Vasilʹevich Grigorʹev (1876)
"Now that the Governor- General's garden is open so often the Ming-uruk has somewhat
fallen into disrepute, and the good roads and introduction of droshkies ..."
3. The Russian Empire, Its People, Institutions and Resources by August Haxthausen, Robert Farie (1856)
"In a few days the snow completely disappeared ; the sledges vanished, and were
replaced by droshkies, which were more numerous and more necessary than ever ..."
4. Transcaucasia and Ararat: Being Notes of a Vacation Tour in the Autumn of 1876 by James Bryce Bryce (1896)
"I may say, in passing, that the Tiflis droshkies are much better than those of St.
Petersburg or Moscow, and that there exists a regular tariff of charges, ..."
5. The Real Siberia: Together with an Account of a Dash Through Manchuria by John Foster Fraser (1904)
"The ferry boat—which will carry a dozen horses and droshkies—is attached by a
stout rope, and the force of the current playing on the rudder drives the boat ..."
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