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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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droshky

(ˈdrɒʃkɪ) or

drosky

n, pl -kies

(Historical Terms) an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia

[C19: from Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi a wagon, from droga shaft]

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drosh•ky

(ˈdrɒʃ ki)

also dros•ky

(ˈdrɒs-)

n., pl. -kies.

a light low four-wheeled open vehicle formerly used in Russia.

[1800–10; < Russian drózhki, orig. diminutive of drógi a long, bodyless wagon, pl. (used as singular) of drogá a wagon shaft]

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Despite having written the original letter in Yiddish, Antin uses only a single Yiddish word in From Plotzk to Boston: droskies, which itself is a Russian cognate; the term refers to a type of carriage that the Antins took to the train station in Vilnius at the beginning of their journey.

The word droskies, according to the OED, first appeared in English print in 1809.

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(13.) In From Plotzk to Boston, Antin refers to these carriages as "droskies." However, in the Yiddish, she refers to them simply as "karetes [carriages]." For further discussion, please see the accompanying article.