four-in-hand

four-in-hand (fôrn-hnd, fr-)

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. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called tally-ho a road vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one driver

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	four-in-hand - a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other necktie, tie - neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
	2.	four-in-hand - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver coach-and-four, coach box seat, box - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses 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"