sawbuck

¹

[saw-buhk]

noun

1. a sawhorse.

sawbuck

²

[saw-buhk]

noun

Slang.

1. a ten-dollar bill.

sawbuck

/ ˈsɔːˌbʌk /

noun

1. a sawhorse, esp one having an X-shaped supporting structure

2. slang,  a ten-dollar bill

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawbuck¹

1860–65, compare Dutch zaagbok

Origin of sawbuck²

1840–50, so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawbuck ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawbuck¹

C19: (in the sense: sawhorse) translated from Dutch zaagbok; (in the sense: ten-dollar bill) from the legs of a sawbuck forming the Roman numeral X

Example Sentences

Donald Trump's version was, "The sawbuck stops here — but blame is for everyone else."

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You can channel the same era throughout your seating, pairing wishbone and sawbuck, or windsor and ladderback.

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That’s a lot of sawbucks, but it also registered as a 38 percent drop in value from those early, drunken projections.

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“They can spend thousands of dollars hiking in Provence, but don’t you even think of gambling away a sawbuck in Las Vegas.”

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It's worth remembering these numbers are reflective of the betting habits of the public rather than the forecast of odds makers; conversely, fans aren't dropping sawbucks on a player routinely missing cuts.

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