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sawbuck
1[ saw-buhk ]
/ ˈsɔˌbʌk /
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noun
a sawhorse.
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Origin of sawbuck
11860–65, Americanism; compare Dutch zaagbok
Words nearby sawbuck
savvy, saw, Sawatch, sawbill, sawbones, sawbuck, sawbuck table, sawder, saw doctor, sawdust, sawdust trail
Other definitions for sawbuck (2 of 2)
sawbuck2
[ saw-buhk ]
/ ˈsɔˌbʌk /
noun Slang.
a ten-dollar bill.
Origin of sawbuck
21840–50, Americanism; so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawbuck1
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British Dictionary definitions for sawbuck
sawbuck
/ (ˈsɔːˌbʌk) /
noun
US and Canadian a sawhorse, esp one having an X-shaped supporting structure
mainly US and Canadian slang a ten-dollar bill
Word Origin for sawbuck
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
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