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English Dictionary: four-in-hand by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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
    Synonym(s): coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
               As quaint a four-in-hand As you shall see. --Tennyson.
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