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BRITZSKA, or BRITSKA (from the Polish bryczka; a diminutive of bryka, a goods-wagon)

BRITZSKA, or BRITSKA (from the See also:
POLISH
Polish bryczka; a diminutive of bryka, a goods-See also:
WAGON, or WAGGON
wagon) , a See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

CARRIAGE

carriage, copied in See also:

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CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century; as used in See also:

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Russia it had four wheels, with a See also:

long wicker-See also:

WORK

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BODY

body constructed for reclining and a See also:

CALASH (from Fr. caleche, derived from Polish kolaska, a wheeled carriage)

calash (hooded) See also:

TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top .

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