four-in-hand
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four-in-hand
(fôr′ĭn-hănd′)n.
1. A team of four horses controlled by one driver.
2. A vehicle drawn by four horses.
3. A necktie tied in a slipknot with long ends left hanging one in front of the other.
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four-in-hand
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: tally-ho a road vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one driver
2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a four-horse team in a coach or carriage
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a long narrow tie formerly worn tied in a flat slipknot with the ends dangling
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four′-in-hand`
n.
1. a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
2. a vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one person.
3. a team of four horses.
[1785–95]
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| Noun | 1. |  four-in-hand - a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
| 2. | four-in-hand - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver stagecoach, stage - a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" |
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