Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Drosky \Dros"ky\, 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, 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}.]