two by four

== English == === Alternative forms === two-by-four === Noun === two by four (plural two by fours) (chiefly Canada, US) A length of sawn wood of cross section nominally 2 inches by 4 inches (actual dimensions 1½ × 3½ in modern use), most often employed as structural framing lumber (dimensional lumber). (chiefly Canada, US, dated) A small, modest building. (slang) Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“kind of pornographic comic book”). ==== Derived terms ==== clue-by-four ==== Translations ==== === See also === four by two === Anagrams === four by two, four-by-two