"four-in-hand" meaning in All languages combined

See four-in-hand on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: four-in-hands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} four-in-hand (plural four-in-hands)
  1. A carriage drawn by four horses controlled by one driver. Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: coach-and-four Translations (carriage): négyes fogat (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-four-in-hand-en-noun-shNC0XlW Disambiguation of Four: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'carriage': 100 0
  2. (chiefly US) A slip knot with one end hanging in front of the other; a simple necktie. Tags: US Categories (topical): Carriages, Four Synonyms: schoolboy knot
    Sense id: en-four-in-hand-en-noun-0t~e2FGi Disambiguation of Carriages: 34 66 Disambiguation of Four: 46 54 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 80

Inflected forms

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