A droshky or drosky (Russian: дрожки (plural); Polish: dorożka (singular); Estonian: troska (singular)) is a term used for a four-wheeled open carriage used especially in Russia. The vehicle has a long bench on which the driver or passengers sit as if on a saddle, either astride or sideways.[1][2] From droga, the pole that connects the front and rear axles.
Drosky 1858Dorożka (Street-cab), a sketch by Aleksander OrłowskiOrlov Trotter Krasa in racing droshky by Sverchkov
^Webster, Noah (1907). Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language. George Bell & Sons. p. 457. OL 22896559M. Dros'ky (drŏ'kў), 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.]
^Smith, D.J.M. (1988). A Dictionary of Horse Drawn Vehicles. pp. 68–69. ISBN0851314686. OL 11597864M. Droshky. Four-wheeled passenger carriage of Russian origins. Originally ridden by two or more persons seated on an upholstered cross-plank. The seating was eventually changed to a well-padded bench, but near to road level. Protected by a falling or half-hood. Drawn by three horses abreast, decorated with silver bells. The centre horse, between shafts and under a wooden arch or 'douga';did most of the hauling — at a smart trot, while the outer horses cantered, with outward turned heads, for show.
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