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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 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.

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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  four-in-hand
     n.
     A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver; a
  coach-and-four.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  four-in-hand
     n.
     A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver; a
  coach-and-four.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  four-in-hand
     n.
     A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver; a
  coach-and-four.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  four-in-hand
     n.
     A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver; a
  coach-and-four.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  four-in-hand /fˈɔːɹɪnhˈand/
  čtyřspřeží

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  four-in-hand /fˈɔːɹ ɪn hˈand/
  vierspännig 
        "a four-in-hand chariot"  - ein vierspänniger Wagen
   see: a four-horse cart
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  four-in-hand /fˈɔːɹɪnhˈand/
  1. lapos széles nyakkendô
  2. nyakkendô
  3. négylovas hintó
  4. négylovas fogat

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