four by two
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Slang