'droschke' definitions:

Definition of 'droschke'

From: 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]