four by two
(UK, Australia, 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.
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(UK, Australia, 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.
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.
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(Australia, UK, NZ) A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber.
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.
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(Cockney rhyming slang) A Jew.
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′…
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