What is the meaning of FOUR BY-FOUR. Phrases containing FOUR BY-FOUR
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Lay by is Australian slang for to reserve an item in a shop by putting a deposit on it.
Jew
Noun. A Jewish person. Cockney rhyming slang on Jew. Can be offens. [1930s]
By is slang for in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned.
By a long sight is American slang for by a long way, by a good deal.
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
By a long chalk is slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
By pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).
A slang term used meaning boy, buddy...ie: "How's she goin' by'...this is used by people in Nova Scotia (esp. Cape Breton), Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.
By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.
By right, by strict justice, entitled. "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States."
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
By a long shot is American slang for by a good distance, by a considerable amount.
Four by two is London Cockney rhyming slang for Jew.
Jew. He's not from around here - he's a four.
By a street is slang for by a long way.
By a jugful is American slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
Four poster is London Cockney rhyming slang for toaster.
four sugars and four creams
Fly by night is British slang for an untrustworthy person.Fly by night is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk (tight).
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v. t.
anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
n.
A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
pref.
With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force.
n.
The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?
n.
Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.
a.
Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.
adv.
Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
a.
Having four corners or angles.
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Having four wheels.
adv.
Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
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Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
n.
A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns.
adv.
Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
a.
Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve.
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Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
n.
A vehicle having four wheels.
n.
The sum of four units; four units or objects.
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A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
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Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
v. t.
To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.
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