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three-in-hand

three-in-hand noun: a carriage drawn by three horses controlled by one driver.

Noun

three-in-hand (plural three-in-hands)

  1. A carriage drawn by three horses controlled by one driver.

Forms of three-in-hand

pluralthree-in-hands

Questions about three-in-hand

What does three-in-hand mean?
Three-in-hand means a carriage drawn by three horses controlled by one driver.
What part of speech is three-in-hand?
Three-in-hand is a noun.
What is the plural of three-in-hand?
The plural of three-in-hand is three-in-hands.

Words near three-in-hand in the dictionary

  1. three-hole punch
  2. three-hole punches
  3. three-horned
  4. three-hundredth
  5. Three-I League
  6. three-in-hand
  7. three-in-hands
  8. three-in-one
  9. three-in-oneness
  10. three-in-ones
  11. three-legged

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