Dros"ky (drŏs"k?), n.;
pl. Droskies (-kĭz). [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, used in 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 are now 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, and droschke.]