kantholz 5 auf 10 cm (balkenmaß)

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two-by-four
measuring two inches by four inches
A length of timber having this cross section. (Note: often this is dimensional lumber that was this size BEFORE being planed to finished form, which removes a quarter inch from each side.)
small or cramped
piece of wood that is four units wide and two units thick; narrow, tight (Informal); lack of importance (Informal)
a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section