four-in-hand noun2 •A slip knot with one end hanging in front of the other; a simple necktie.He wore a black frock coat and light trousers, his cravat a gray four-in-hand. — 2013 •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. — 1890 formsfour-in-hands
