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Webster 1913 Edition

Four-in-hand

Four′-in-hand

,

Adj.

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

.

–

Noun.

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.