Two-by-four
adjective
1.
two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches.
2.
Informal. lacking adequate space; cramped:
a small, two-by-four room.
3.
Informal. unimportant; insignificant:
Theirs was a petty, two-by-four operation.
noun
4.
a timber measuring 2 by 4 inches (5 × 10 cm) in cross section, when untrimmed: equivalent to 1 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches (4.5 × 9 cm) when trimmed.
noun
1.
a length of untrimmed timber with a cross section that measures 2 inches by 4 inches
2.
a trimmed timber joist with a cross section that measures 11/2 inches by 31/2 inches
two-bit
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