sawhorse
a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed.
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How to use sawhorse in a sentence
It was an outdoor picnic then, with pecks and bushels dispatched at sawhorse tables.
To keep the ends of his wooden legs from wearing down short, Ozma had shod the sawhorse with plates of pure gold.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum"A sawhorse is a thing they saw boards on," remarked Jim, with a sniff.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | L. Frank Baum"Oh, I cannot hope ever to be like you," sighed the sawhorse.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | L. Frank BaumBut this sawhorse can trot as fast as you can, Jim; and he's very wise, too.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | L. Frank Baum
"I do not doubt it," the sawhorse observed, with a tone of pride.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | L. Frank Baum
British Dictionary definitions for sawhorse
/ (ˈsɔːˌhɔːs) /
a stand for timber during sawing
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