four-in-hand

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As Egerton thus mused, and passed on to the bridge, a bugle-horn rang merrily from the box of a gay four-in-hand.

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  1. noun A team of four horses controlled by one driver.
  2. noun A vehicle drawn by four horses.
  3. noun A necktie tied in a slipknot with long ends left hanging one in front of the other.

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