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☆ two·-by-four (to̵̅o̅′bī fôr′)
adjective
- that measures two inches by four inches, two feet by four feet, etc.
- Informal small, narrow, cramped, etc.
noun
any length of lumber two inches thick and four inches wide when untrimmed: in the building trades, applied to a trimmed piece 1 by 3 inches
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