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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
  3. n. a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
  4. n. a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. n. a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other