单词 | yamstchik |
释义 | yamstchikn. The driver of a post-horse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by relays of horses or vehicles > [noun] > travelling by means of post-horses > driver of post-horses yamstchik1753 post driver1801 stage-driver1825 machine-driver1893 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xii. 85 It was so worded as to signify either post-horses or yamsheeks. 1833 R. Pinkerton Russia 21 The peasantry..furnish the horses, and each drives his own. They are called yamstchiki.] 1855 Englishw. in Russia 40 The yell of the yemstchick inciting his team to greater speed. 1896 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Sowers xxiv Paul..driving with both hands and extended arms, after the manner of Russian yemschiks. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 15/1 Parties..of yamshiks—a special organization of Old Russia entrusted with the maintenance of horses for postal communication. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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