four-in-hand
[fawr-in-hand, fohr-]
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noun
a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
a vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one person.
a team of four horses.
adjective
of or relating to a four-in-hand.
Origin of four-in-hand
First recorded in 1785–95
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If you have, then you know the nature of my first lesson in four-in-hand driving.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
If ever a woman put her whole mind to a thing, I did on that four-in-hand.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
But his most notorious attempt of this order, was a four-in-hand of stags.
Monty Paliser came in for a few, but not for the four-in-hand.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
He took his horses with him, and astonished Europe with a four-in-hand of his own.
Views and ReviewsWilliam Ernest Henley
four-in-hand
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