four-in-hand Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
  2. noun a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
    coach; coach-and-four.

WordNet

Four"-in-hand adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913