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four-in-hand

  [fawr-in-hand, fohr-]
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–noun
1. a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
2. a vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one person.
3. a team of four horses.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to a four-in-hand.
Origin:
1785–95
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four-in-hand   (fôr'ĭn-hānd', fōr'-)
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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