Meaning of four by two | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber.
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK
2. 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.
   Australia, UK
3. A Jew.
   Cockney, slang

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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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