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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DROSHKY

From Russian drozhki, diminutive of drogi a wagon, from droga shaft.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DROSHKY

droshky  [ˈdrɒʃkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROSHKY

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Droshky is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DROSHKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

droshky

Droshky

A droshky or drosky is a term used for several types of carriage, including: ▪ A low, four-wheeled open carriage used especially in Russia. It consists of a long bench on which the passengers ride sideways or astride, as on a saddle, with their feet on bars near the ground. ▪ Various two-wheeled or four-wheeled public carriages used in Russia and other countries. The name comes from the Russian word droga, pole of a wagon. Baroosh was, briefly in the 1850s, a colloquial Muscovite term for the Droshky. Early 19th Century depiction by Aleksander Orłowski. Racing droshky.

Definition of droshky in the English dictionary

The definition of droshky in the dictionary is an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DROSHKY


kolacky
kəˈlɑːtʃkɪ
matryoshki
ˌmætrɪˈɒʃkɪ
piroshki
pɪˈrɒʃkɪ
pirozhki
pɪˈrɒʃkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROSHKY

dropsically
dropsied
dropsonde
dropstone
dropsy
dropwise
dropwort
drosera
droseraceous
droshkies
droskies
drosky
drosometer
drosophila
drosophilae
dross
drossy
drostdy
drought
droughtiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROSHKY

blue-sky
chunky
freaky
funky
husky
Kentucky
kinky
ky
lucky
milky
perky
pinky
quirky
rocky
silky
sky
sticky
tricky
Vicky
whisky

Synonyms and antonyms of droshky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «droshky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROSHKY

Find out the translation of droshky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of droshky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «droshky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

droshky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

droshky
570 millions of speakers

English

droshky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

droshky
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

droshky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрожки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

droshky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার-চাকার ছাদখোলা ঘোড়ার গাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drochki
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Droshky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Droschke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

droshky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

droshky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Droshky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

droshky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

droshky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॉस्की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

droshky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troika
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dorożka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дроги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

droshky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

droshky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droshky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

droshky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

droshky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of droshky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROSHKY»

The term «droshky» is normally little used and occupies the 133.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROSHKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about droshky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROSHKY»

Discover the use of droshky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to droshky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism
The Fellman case illustrated an interview technique that Greene's Berets called “ off the droshky.” The term came from a Russian fairy tale. As Tony Marro described it: There are many different versions of this story, but they all have the same ...
Roy J. Harris, 2008
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The Neighbors
We know that the droshky driver has crammed cotton balls inside the little bells around the horses' necks to stifle their sound; we know too that the sound of the wheels and the hooves gets muffled in the soft dirt covering the street. There isn't a ...
Ahmad Mahmoud, 2013
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Voices From The Past
Therefore, no one was surprised when on the main street of the town appeared a droshky cart with comrade Zhulikov's belongings. The droshky cart was moving slowly with an air of importance and with the feeling of extreme responsibility for ...
Orest M. Gladky, 2011
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Sunshine, conducted by W.M. Whittemore [and others].
When they arrived at the Tsarsko£-selo station, all the poor droshky drivers seemed to think their fortunes would be made if only some of the party would condescend to employ them ; and to secure this, set up such a hue and cry, that at last ...
William Meynell Whittemore, 1867
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Hunt for the Jews: Betrayal and Murder in German-Occupied Poland
I came back to the square to my droshky. There were already no people on the square, there were only the babies lying on the cobblestones, placed in the pillows. I drove over and they ordered me to put those babies onto the droshky. I began ...
Jan Grabowski, 2013
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Discovering Horse-drawn Vehicles
It was drawn either by a single horse or by a matching pair. The droshky A light open or semi-open carriage of Russian origins, the droshky was fashionable in many parts of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. At first hung on 'C springs, later  ...
D. J. Smith, 1994
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The Russian Empire: Its People, Institutions and Resources ...
Thenceforward he lives on the narrow seat in front of his droshky or sledge. He and his horse subsist in the most frugal manner, on the hay, corn, and bread which he takes with him in the droshky. In Moscow and St. Petersburg there are night ...
Baron Von Haxthausen, 2013
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The Russian Empire: Its People, Institutions, and Resources
Thenceforward he lives on the narrow seat in front of his droshky or sledge. He and his horse subsist in the most frugal manner, on the hay, corn, and bread which he takes with him in the droshky. In Moscow and St. Petersburg there are night ...
August Freiherr von Haxthausen, 1856
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The History of Sport in Britain, 1880-1914: British sport ...
No one ever rang a door-bell as a Kussian droshky driver rings it. He likes the muscular exertion, he loves the noise, and doesn't in the least mind being sworn at, if, as in the present instance, he breaks the bell- wire. A year in Eussia has ...
Martin Polley, 2004
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St. Petersburgh: A journal of travels to and from that ...
A journal of travels to and from that capital; through Flanders, the Rhenich provinces, Prussia, Russia, Poland, Silesia, Saxony, the federated states of Germany, and France Augustus Bozzi Granville. 4T>6 A DROSHKY. A Drosiiky. There are ...
Augustus Bozzi Granville, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROSHKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term droshky is used in the context of the following news items.
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Omdahl: Day-old toast, duck egg breakfast for tourists
“They're three dollars a dozen at Droshky's convenience store.” “We could substitute duck eggs from Hillside Colony,” Einar Stanstead ... «Dickinson Press, Jun 15»
2
Day-old toast, duck-egg breakfasts for tourists
“They're $3 a dozen at Droshky's convenience store.” “We could substitute duck eggs from Hillside Colony,” Einar Stanstead suggested. “I'll bet ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jun 15»
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[Alexandros] releases details for their album "ALXD"
The album also includes singles released after the name change, such as "Adventure", "Droshky!", "ワタリドリ / wataridori" and "Dracula La". «MusicJapanplus, Apr 15»
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Nick Clegg's ancestor Moura Budberg DID spy for Genrikh Yagod
'My grandfather was unable to resist pretty girls, and the prospect of a drive in a droshky [a kind of carriage] with two beautiful women he could ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Ahoy, the Series!
Werth, whose flowing fox-colored beard and shoulder-length hair suggest a discarded droshky lap robe, went one for seventeen in the Nats' ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
6
Lou and Mamie Iowa natives served the nation as first ladies
... ridden the Australian bush, crossed the Siberian steppes by droshky, suppressed riots of Chinese coolies, been wrecked on the China coast, ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Aug 14»
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Befriend the elderly and do yourself a favour, too
At our recent family Christmas, one octogenarian told us about the tame owl he kept as a boy, while another remembered a droshky carriage ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
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UKFC on the Road 2013 開催記念 しりとりムービー
3:30. Play next; Play now. [Alexandros] - Droshky! (MV) - Duration: 4:52. by ALEXANDROSchannel 1,347,514 views. 4:52. Play next; Play now. «YouTube, Jul 13»
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Penn West Seen Gaining as CEO Considers Sales
Marathon Oil endured some stumbles during Roberts' tenure, including the deep-water Droshky project in the Gulf of Mexico that the company ... «Bloomberg, Jun 13»
10
If I were a wealthy, sophisticated woman
We get train rides and sleigh rides, droshky rides and cart rides; we get market days and holidays, wealthy homes, bourgeois homes, shtetl ... «Haaretz, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Droshky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/droshky>. May 2024 ».
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