two-by-four

  1. Adjective.  measuring two inches by four inches.
  2. Adjective.  (context, by extension) small or cramped.
  3. Noun.  A length of timber having this cross section. (Note: often this is dimensional lumber that was this size BEFORE being planed to finished form, which removes a quarter inch from each side.).

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