Building. Chiefly in plural. A piece of wood four inches wide by two or four inches thick, used as an upright stud or short cross-beam in…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size (12) quarter1423 Building. Chiefly in plural. A piece of wood four inches wide by two or four inches thick, used as an upright stud or short cross-beam in… batten1658 Carpentry and Building. A piece of squared timber, not more than 7 inches broad and 2½ inches thick, used for flooring, and as a support for laths… wair1664 A piece of timber two yards long and one foot broad. juffer1679 A piece of timber four or five inches square. quarter piece1736 A thick piece of timber. Cf. quarter, n. 19. Obsolete. rare. ufer1754 (See quot. 1842.) two-by-four1868 Originally U.S. A length of wood with a nominal rectangular cross-section of two inches by four inches (5.1 cm by 10.2 cm). Also as a mass noun: wood… four-by-two1873 Frequently Australian and New Zealand. Wood with a rectangular cross-section of four inches by two inches (10.2 cm by 5.1 cm), often used in… Subcategories:— collectively (3) — structure formed with (1) |
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