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Definition of Four-in-hand

1. Noun. A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other.

Definition of Four-in-hand

1. Noun. A team of four horses, controlled by a single driver. ¹

2. Noun. A carriage drawn by four such horses; a coach-and-four. ¹

3. Noun. A slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other; a simple necktie. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Four-in-hand

Literary usage of Four-in-hand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunshine and shadow in New York by Matthew Hale Smith (1869)
"He can be seen any pleasant Sunday morning, when the streets are crowded with churchgoers, driving his four-in-hand ..."

2. Riding and Driving for Women by Belle Beach (1912)
"Chapter VI of that book describes in detail the method of holding and shortening the rei as in four-in-hand driving, and chapter X the same problem in ..."

3. Pioneering in South Brazil: Three Years of Forest and Prairie Life in the by Thomas Plantagenet Bigg-Wither (1878)
"The four-in- hand parrot.—A new plague.—The "berne."—A wild•pig hunt. —Dagan and the tree bridges.—Indian runners.—After work in the forest. ..."

4. The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of by Rees Howell Gronow, Joseph Grego (1892)
"EQUIPAGES IN LONDON AND PARIS—THE FOUR-IN- HAND CLUB.—When lately in London, on driving through the parks, I was struck with the inferiority of the ..."

5. Ups and Downs of an Army Officer by George Augustus Armes (1900)
"Hitched up my four-in-hand and park phaeton and invited Congressman Dorsey of Nebraska. Maker of New York and Rockwell of Massachusetts to drive with me ..."

6. Journal of Marie Bashkirtseff by Marie Bashkirtseff, Arthur D. Hall (1913)
"This morning I heard the sound of wheels in the Rue de France; I looked out and .saw the Duke of H—, driving a four-in-hand in the direction of the ..."

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