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sawbuck

sawbuck noun: a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.

Noun

sawbuck (plural sawbucks)

  1. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
  2. (US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.

Forms of sawbuck

pluralsawbucks
alternative formsaw buck

Origin of sawbuck

* From saw + buck, calque of Dutch zaagbok. * (ten-dollar bill): From the resemblance of the Roman numeral X (ten) to a sawhorse.

Words formed from sawbuck

Questions about sawbuck

What does sawbuck mean?
Sawbuck means a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
What part of speech is sawbuck?
Sawbuck is a noun.
What is the plural of sawbuck?
The plural of sawbuck is sawbucks.

Words near sawbuck in the dictionary

  1. sawblade
  2. sawblades
  3. sawbones
  4. sawboneses
  5. Sawbridgeworth
  6. sawbuck
  7. sawbucks
  8. sawbwa
  9. sawbwas
  10. sawce
  11. sawces

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