four by two

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four by two (englanti > suomi)

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four by two englanniksi

1. puhekieltä A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber.

2. 1994, w:Peter Carey (novelist)|Peter Carey, Collected Stories, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=VM4gAQAAIAAJ&q=%22four+by+two%22 %22four+by+twos%22&dq=%22four+by+two%22|%22four+by+twos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1jhVT__JHqeOiAf51uXyCw&redir_esc=y page 206,

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.

3. 2009, Joy Dettman, Pearl in a Cage, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Tqo4c11oHAgC&pg=PA110&dq=%22four+by+two%22 %22four+by+twos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hzpVT_ujEquviQfCxb3DCw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22four%20by%20two%22|%22four%20by%20twos%22&f=false page 110,

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.

4. 2010, w:Glenn Wheatley|Glenn Wheatley, Glenn Wheatley: Facing the Music, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=N0LfPs88k2AC&pg=PA109&dq=%22four+by+two%22 %22four+by+twos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gzNVT_aqNIagiQfXorniCw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22four%20by%20two%22|%22four%20by%20twos%22&f=false page 109,

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.

5. puhekieltä 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.

6. puhekieltä A Jew.

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