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Britschka vs Britchka - What's the difference?

britschka | britchka | Alternative forms |

Britschka is an alternative form of britchka.


As nouns the difference between britschka and britchka

is that britschka is while britchka is (archaic) a type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.

britschka

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • britchka

    English

    Alternative forms

    * britschka, britska, britzka, britzska

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering.
  • * 1842 , (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. 22:
    • The appearance of our caravan was curious and grotesque. Our britchka was drawn by three camels, taken in tow by a man on foot.
  • * 1854 , (trans. C. J. Hogarth), Boyhood , ch. 2 – The Thunderstorm:
    • At length, Vassili got up and covered over the britchka , the coachman wrapped himself up in his cloak and lifted his cap to make the sign of the cross at each successive thunderclap, and the horses pricked up their ears and snorted.

    Synonyms

    * brisky

    References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.