two by four
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See also: two-by-four
English
Noun
two by four (plural two by fours)
- (chiefly Canada, US) A length of sawn wood of cross section approximately 2 inches by 4 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber (dimension or dimensional lumber).
- 1959, Nat King Cole, Oh, Mary, don't you weep.:
- Well, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, And smote the water with a two by four
- Date debatable, Ledbelly - from a traditional folk song, Linin' Track
- Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, smotin' that water with a two by four
- (chiefly Canada, US, dated) A small, modest building.
- 1930, George, Ira Gershwin, But Not for Me:
- He'll plan a two by four/But not for me.
- Alternative form of two-by-four (“kind of pornographic comic book”)
Derived terms
Translations
A length of sawn wood 2 inches by 4 inches
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