two-by-fourn.

Brit.

/ˈtuːbʌɪfɔː/,

/ˌtuːbʌɪˈfɔː/,

/ˈtuːbᵻfɔː/,

/ˌtuːbᵻˈfɔː/, U.S.

/ˈtuˌbaɪˌfɔr/, Caribbean English /ˈtuːbɪˌfoː(r)/

Forms: 1800s– 2×4, 1800s– 2 by 4, 1800s– two-by-four.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: two n., by prep., four n.

Etymology: < two n. + by prep. + four n.

1. 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 with a nominal rectangular cross-section of these dimensions.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size

quarter1423

batten1658

wair1664

juffer1679

quarter piece1736

ufer1754

two-by-four1868

four-by-two1873

1868 3rd Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Missouri 146 Frame a two by four to go across from the two hanging posts to slip in and out, to fasten doors to.

1887 Daily News 6 July 7/4 The Cheap Wood Company are selling 2 by 4 at ½d. per foot run.

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd v. 77 Houses..bald behind as board fences save where two-by-fours braced them from falling.

1978 Maledicta 2 7 You hit him over his ossified skull with a two-by-four.

2002 Esquire July 23/1 We tested the TiBone out recently on a bunch of 16-penny nails and a two-by-four.

2. North American and Caribbean. A small or insignificant thing or person. Usually as a modifier. Cf. two-bit adj. (b) at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1885 Chicago Evening Jrnl. 10 Dec. A little two by four ‘revolution’ occurred at 106 Randolph street last night.

1919 Workman (Panama City) 12 July 4/1 There are bigger men in the United States than the ‘two-by-fours’ who have come down here.

1971 Tapia (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 23 May 8/3 Williams' hatred of the ‘two-by-four’ lawyers.

2020 @gometsgo18 27 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 10 Nov. 2020) He always tried to skip the line in the little 2x4 bakery in Park Slope, Ladybird/2 Little Red Hens, he wasn't successful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

two-by-four n. originally U.S. a post or batten measuring 2 inches by 4 in cross-section; also (U.S.) figurative in attributive use: small, insignificant.

ΚΠ

1884 B. Nye Baled Hay 23 The managing editor of the mill lays out the log in his mind, and works it into dimension stuff, shingle bolts, slabs, edgings, two by fours.

1897 ‘O. Thanet’ Missionary Sheriff 13 ‘That how she makes a living?’ ‘Yes—little two-by-four bakery.’

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd v. 77 Houses..bald behind as board fences save where two-by-fours braced them from falling.

1926 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 15 Stiff and unyielding as a two-by-four.

1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing i. 3 A little two-by-four provincial agency..giving itself airs now!

1978 Maledicta 2 7 You hit him over his ossified skull with a two-by-four.

1979 J. van de Wetering Maine Massacre xix. 226 De Gier saw a tableau made out of barn boards, framed neatly by weathered two-by-fours.

单词	two-by-four
释义	two-by-fourn. Brit. /ˈtuːbʌɪfɔː/, /ˌtuːbʌɪˈfɔː/, /ˈtuːbᵻfɔː/, /ˌtuːbᵻˈfɔː/, U.S. /ˈtuˌbaɪˌfɔr/, Caribbean English /ˈtuːbɪˌfoː(r)/ Forms: 1800s– 2×4, 1800s– 2 by 4, 1800s– two-by-four. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: two n., by prep., four n. Etymology: < two n. + by prep. + four n. 1. 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 with a nominal rectangular cross-section of these dimensions. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size quarter1423 batten1658 wair1664 juffer1679 quarter piece1736 ufer1754 two-by-four1868 four-by-two1873 1868 3rd Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Missouri 146 Frame a two by four to go across from the two hanging posts to slip in and out, to fasten doors to. 1887 Daily News 6 July 7/4 The Cheap Wood Company are selling 2 by 4 at ½d. per foot run. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd v. 77 Houses..bald behind as board fences save where two-by-fours braced them from falling. 1978 Maledicta 2 7 You hit him over his ossified skull with a two-by-four. 2002 Esquire July 23/1 We tested the TiBone out recently on a bunch of 16-penny nails and a two-by-four. 2. North American and Caribbean. A small or insignificant thing or person. Usually as a modifier. Cf. two-bit adj. (b) at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1885 Chicago Evening Jrnl. 10 Dec. A little two by four ‘revolution’ occurred at 106 Randolph street last night. 1919 Workman (Panama City) 12 July 4/1 There are bigger men in the United States than the ‘two-by-fours’ who have come down here. 1971 Tapia (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 23 May 8/3 Williams' hatred of the ‘two-by-four’ lawyers. 2020 @gometsgo18 27 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 10 Nov. 2020) He always tried to skip the line in the little 2x4 bakery in Park Slope, Ladybird/2 Little Red Hens, he wasn't successful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas two-by-four two-by-four n. originally U.S. a post or batten measuring 2 inches by 4 in cross-section; also (U.S.) figurative in attributive use: small, insignificant. ΚΠ 1884 B. Nye Baled Hay 23 The managing editor of the mill lays out the log in his mind, and works it into dimension stuff, shingle bolts, slabs, edgings, two by fours. 1897 ‘O. Thanet’ Missionary Sheriff 13 ‘That how she makes a living?’ ‘Yes—little two-by-four bakery.’ 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd v. 77 Houses..bald behind as board fences save where two-by-fours braced them from falling. 1926 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 15 Stiff and unyielding as a two-by-four. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing i. 3 A little two-by-four provincial agency..giving itself airs now! 1978 Maledicta 2 7 You hit him over his ossified skull with a two-by-four. 1979 J. van de Wetering Maine Massacre xix. 226 De Gier saw a tableau made out of barn boards, framed neatly by weathered two-by-fours. extracted from twoadj.n.adv. < n.1868 as lemmas
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