dross
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For thim genteels Who ride on wheels, There's plenty to indulge 'em There's droskys snug From Paytersbug, And vayhycles from Bulgium.
From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony
It is really something novel, in the line of hackery, to see those sedate fellows sitting on their little droskys awaiting a customer.
From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)
For thim genteels Who ride on wheels, There's plenty to indulge 'em: There's droskys snug From Paytersbug, And vayhycles from Bulgium.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
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