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]