Definitions for: Four-in-hand


[n] a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
[n] a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: coach, coach-and-four

See Also: box, box seat, carriage, equipage, necktie, rig, stage, stagecoach, tie

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