Four-in-hand

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Four-in-hand \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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           As quaint a four-in-hand
           As you shall see.                        --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  four-in-hand \four-in-hand\ n.
     1. A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end
        hanging in front of the other.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a coach pulled by four horses with one driver.
  
     Syn: coach, coach-and-four.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  four-in-hand
       n 1: a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end
            hanging in front of the other
       2: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: {coach},
           {coach-and-four}]