n.; pl. Droskies [ 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 ]