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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

four-in-hand

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01 n. A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other.
  1. 1.
    A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other.
  2. 2.
    a coach pulled by four horses with one driver.
Syn. coach, coach-and-four.
02 a. Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.
  1. 1.
    Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.
    “As quaint a four-in-hand As you shall see.” — Tennyson.