five-by-five
[fahyv-bahy-fahyv]
- short and fat.
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Origin of five-by-five
First recorded in 1925–30
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Historical Examples
He walked over to the nearby table and opened a box some twelve inches long and five-by-five inches in cross-section.
Anything You Can Do ...Gordon Randall Garrett
He walked over to the nearby table and opened a box some twelve inches long and five-by-five inches in cross section.
Anything You Can DoGordon Randall Garrett