narrow-gauge vs two-by-four

narrow-gauge

adj

  • Limited or petty. 

  • Relating to narrow gauge. 

two-by-four

adj

  • small or cramped 

  • measuring two inches by four inches 

noun

  • A length of lumber having a cross section of two inches by four inches, or in the case of dimensional lumber three and a half inches by one and a half inches. 

How often have the words narrow-gauge and two-by-four occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )