TWO-BY-FOUR


Meaning of TWO-BY-FOUR in English

I. | ̷ ̷_bə| ̷ ̷ adjective

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

2. : small

from two-by-four enterprises set up in barns and kitchens … to the big industrial plants — New York Herald Tribune Book Review

: petty , cramped

narrow, tight, two-by-four lives — Manuel Komroff

II. noun

Etymology: two-by-four (I)

: a piece of lumber having finished dimensions of 1 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches

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