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  • noun rare A britchka, a type of horse-drawn carriage.

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Examples

  • Deuceace carried her, fainting, to the brisky, and drove off to

    The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush 2006

  • In that surcharged moment and brisky exuding a wintry out-of-doors, Mr. Herman Loeb entered and stood for a moment in the open doorway, in the act of removing his greatcoat.

    Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Fannie Hurst 1928

  • He walks brisky away in rubber-soled shoes — he's the kind of criminal who isn't complete without rubber-soled shoes.

    Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923

  • Except now and then casting a commiserating glance at the wretched objects they encountered on the road, he kept his eyes steadily fixed upon the ground, and walked at a brisky pace, as if desirous of getting out of the city as quickly as possible.

    Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

  • I don't wish to digscribe the marridge seminary -- how the embasy chapling jined the hands of this loving young couple -- how one of the embasy footmin was called in to witness the marridge -- how Miss wep and fainted as usial -- and how Deuceace carried her, fainting, to the brisky, and drove off to Fontingblo, where they were to pass the fust weak of the honey-moon.

    The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • A brisky walk brought me back to the room in no more than a couple of minutes, where I spent the most of the day crying.

    teddy-risation? Teddy 2010

  • Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM!

    Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome 2010

  • 908: Most brisky Iuuenall, and eke most louely Iew,

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

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