Definition of "four-horse" [four-horse]

• Drawn by four horses: as, a four-horse coach.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But 46% is a good result in a four-horse race, even if the pro-Romney camp's burn rate was very high."
• "On top of the entire perimeter of the wall was a road wide enough for a four-horse chariot to be driven."
• "Said he'd put me to drivin 'in a few days, an' that there wasn't enough good four-horse men to let one go easily."