sawhorse
Syllables: saw·horseUK/ˈsɔː.hɔːs/US/ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/
sawhorse noun: a structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
Noun
sawhorse (plural sawhorses)
- A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
- The sit-in Monday began around 9 a.m. after a spirited march through the financial district […] Though police had set up sawhorses at all five entrances to the Stock Exchange, women sat down in the pathways left open by police and attempted to talk with stock traders and others as they stepped...1984 December 8, Loie Hayes, “Lesbians, Feminists Take It To Wall Street”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 3
- Synonyms:
- sawbuck, saw-stool, saw-trestle
sawhorse meaning in Tamil
sawhorse in Tamil
- அறுப்பணைப்புச் சட்டம்
Synonyms of sawhorse
Forms of sawhorse
| plural | sawhorses |
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Origin of sawhorse
From saw + horse.
Questions about sawhorse
- What does sawhorse mean?
- Sawhorse means a structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
- What is sawhorse in Tamil?
- Sawhorse in Tamil is அறுப்பணைப்புச் சட்டம். See Sawhorse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sawhorse?
- Sawhorse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sawhorse?
- Sawhorse is pronounced /ˈsɔː.hɔːs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sawhorse?
- The plural of sawhorse is sawhorses.
Words near sawhorse in the dictionary
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