Four-in-hand

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver.

    "‘I must see him!’ he exclaimed; but at that moment the Duke of Berwick's four-in-hand came between, and when it had left the space clear, the carriage had swept out of the Park."

  2. 2
    a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver wordnet
  3. 3
    A slip knot with one end hanging in front of the other; a simple necktie. US

    "He wore a black frock coat and light trousers, his cravat a gray four-in-hand."

  4. 4
    a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other wordnet

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coach-and-fourcoachcollarequipagemufflerneckwear

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"Did you know the four-in-hand knot is also known as the schoolboy knot?"

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