sawhorse

American  

[saw-hawrs] / ˈsɔˌhɔrs /

noun

1. a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed. saw.

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sawhorse British  

/ ˈsɔːˌhɔːs /

noun

1. a stand for timber during sawing

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Etymology

Origin of sawhorse

First recorded in 1770–80; saw ¹ + horse

Example Sentences

Directly ahead of him, resting on a pair of dark red sawhorses, was an enormous box made for sawing people in half.

From Literature

I place it so the line I have to cut is just over the edge of the cinder block I found—these are my sawhorses: cinder blocks.

From Literature

About 100 feet of sawhorse barrier lined the entrance to Hillside Middle School here in Manchester, N.H., unintentionally evincing the divide in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

From New York Times

She launched her ambitious hobby project last April and devotes a few hours daily to building it on a 6-by-6-foot wood slab base atop two sawhorses inside her home office.

From Seattle Times

I walked around toward a big blackberry bush and found some dirty sawhorses next to a bunch of stumps.

From Literature