Meaning of FOUR-IN-HAND
| Pronunciation: | | 'fowrin`hand
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- [n] a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
- [n] a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
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| | Synonyms: | | coach, coach-and-four |
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| | See Also: | | box, box seat, carriage, equipage, necktie, rig, stage, stagecoach, tie | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Four"-in-hand\, 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. -- n. A team of four horses driven
by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
As quaint a four-in-hand As you shall see. --Tennyson.
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