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View synonyms for sawhorse

sawhorse

[ saw-hawrs ]

noun

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


sawhorse

/ ˈsɔːˌhɔːs /

noun

  1. a stand for timber during sawing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sawhorse1

First recorded in 1770–80; saw 1 + horse
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Example Sentences

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.

"A sawhorse is a thing they saw boards on," remarked Jim, with a sniff.

"Oh, I cannot hope ever to be like you," sighed the Sawhorse.

But this sawhorse can trot as fast as you can, Jim; and he's very wise, too.

"I do not doubt it," the Sawhorse observed, with a tone of pride.

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