Definition/Meaning of britchka

• English - Noun: britchka ( plural britchkas ) ( archaic ) A type of horse-drawn carriage , with a foldable roof covering . 1842 , Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (trans. C . J . Hogarth), Dead Souls , ch . 2: [H]e cracked his whip and the britchka leapt forward with increased speed over the cobblestones . 1847 , Xavier Hommaire De Hell , Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea , the Crimea , the Caucasus , &c , ch…
• English - Alternative forms: britschka , britska , britzka , britzska
• English - References: britchka at OneLook Dictionary Search Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed ., 1989.