Droschke

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  drosky \dros"ky\ (dr[o^]s"k[y^]), n.; pl. {Droskies}
     (dr[o^]s"k[i^]z). [Russ. drojki, dim. of drogi a kind of
     carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of a carriage.]
     A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, formerly used in Poland
     and Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on
     which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet


     reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles have
     been so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two
     horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities.
     [Written also {droitzschka}, {droshky} and {droschke}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]