"two-four" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tuˈfɔɹ/ Audio: En-us-two-four.ogg Forms: two-fours [plural]
Etymology: From the two digits used to form the number twenty-four, decimal 24, in place notation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-four (plural two-fours)
  1. (Canada, slang) A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer. Tags: Canada, slang Categories (topical): Beer Synonyms: two four, 2-4, 24
    Sense id: en-two-four-en-noun-ULAurhuA Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1980, Sundogs: Stories from Saskatchewan, page 85:",
          "text": "Happy and me chip in together and buy a two-four of Labatt's plus a couple of bags of potato chips.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Michell Downey, Beauty and the Beast Within, page 233:",
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    {
      "word": "24"
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