TWO-BY-FOUR


Meaning of TWO-BY-FOUR in English

I. ˌtü-bī-ˈfȯr noun

Date: 1884

: a piece of lumber approximately 2 by 4 inches as sawed and usually 1 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches when dressed

II. adjective

Date: 1897

1. : small or petty of its kind

this house and its two-by-four garden — Philip Barry

2. : measuring two units (as inches) by four

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.