Definition of Four by two

1. Noun. (U.K.) A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber. ¹

2. Noun. (UK military) 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. ¹

3. Noun. (context: Cockney rhyming slang) A Jew. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Four By Two

four-stroke engines
four-stroke internal-combustion engine
four-stroking
four-tailed bandage
four-vector
four-vectors
four-velocity
four-wheel
four-wheel drive
four-wheeled
four-wheeler
four-wheelers
four-wing flying fish
four L
four by two
four by twos
four door house
four fingers
four flush
four foot
four hundred
four o'clock
four of a kind
four oh four
four on the floor
four one one
four penny nail
four pips
four score and seven years ago

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