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four by two en · NOUN

(Australia, New-Zealand, UK) A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber.
- He eyed Norman, who was lifting one end of a four-by-two and sighting down it, as his Bendigo uncle had taught him to sight new beams, seeking out the bow. 2009, Joy Dettman, Pearl in a Cage, page 110:
- She would sit here sometimes, perched on a bag of concrete looking at the big lumps of four by two and imagining what she might do with them if she had a chance. 1994, Peter Carey, Collected Stories, page 206:
- I found myself in overalls, work boots, gloves and protective glasses splitting planks of four-by-two and stacking them on pallets.[…]From rock star to Rajah of the Radio (Paul Keating′s line) to the ARIA Hall of Fame to being John Farnham′s manager for twenty-five years to a convicted criminal splitting four-by-twos. 2010, Glenn Wheatley, Glenn Wheatley: Facing the Music, page 109:
(Australia, UK) A cotton cloth 4 inches wide with lines two inches apart, conveniently torn into two inch lengths for cleaning a rifle barrel using a pull through.
(Cockney, slang) A Jew.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
four by twos	Number=Plur		lexicographic
four-by-two		alternative	lexicographic

dimension lumber (length of wood) · dimensional lumber (length of wood)

two by four (length of wood)

fi kakkosnelonen (sawn wood of cross section 4" by 2")