sawbuck

[ saw-buhk ]

/ ˈsɔˌbʌk /

noun

a sawhorse.

Origin of sawbuck

1860–65, Americanism; compare Dutch zaagbok

Words nearby sawbuck

savvy, saw, Sawatch, sawbill, sawbones, sawbuck, sawbuck table, sawder, saw doctor, sawdust, sawdust trail

Definition for sawbuck (2 of 2)

sawbuck²

[ saw-buhk ]

/ ˈsɔˌbʌk /

noun Slang.

a ten-dollar bill.

Origin of sawbuck

1840–50, Americanism; so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawbuck¹

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Example sentences from the Web for sawbuck

But with this sawbuck one cannot use as heavy logs as with the first one because of the difficulty in handling them.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard
They drove a pack-horse, their supplies loaded on a sawbuck saddle with kyacks.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
The device is in shape much like an old-fashioned “sawbuck,” with the lower rounds between the legs omitted.
Home Pork Making|A. W. Fulton
They were travelers, not cow punchers, for the pack animal carried a sawbuck pack-saddle and a very small pack.
Jack the Young Cowboy|George Bird Grinnell

And she was still sitting as she had fallen when Jim, the Indian, came for the sawbuck.
The Madigans|Miriam Michelson

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

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

单词	sawbuck
释义	sawbuck ¹ [ saw-buhk ] / ˈsɔˌbʌk / noun a sawhorse. Origin of sawbuck ¹ 1860–65, Americanism; compare Dutch zaagbok Words nearby sawbuck savvy, saw, Sawatch, sawbill, sawbones, sawbuck, sawbuck table, sawder, saw doctor, sawdust, sawdust trail Definition for sawbuck (2 of 2) sawbuck² [ saw-buhk ] / ˈsɔˌbʌk / noun Slang. a ten-dollar bill. Origin of sawbuck ² 1840–50, Americanism; so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawbuck¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sawbuck But with this sawbuck one cannot use as heavy logs as with the first one because of the difficulty in handling them. The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft\|Dan Beard They drove a pack-horse, their supplies loaded on a sawbuck saddle with kyacks. Oh, You Tex!\|William Macleod Raine The device is in shape much like an old-fashioned “sawbuck,” with the lower rounds between the legs omitted. Home Pork Making\|A. W. Fulton They were travelers, not cow punchers, for the pack animal carried a sawbuck pack-saddle and a very small pack. Jack the Young Cowboy\|George Bird Grinnell And she was still sitting as she had fallen when Jim, the Indian, came for the sawbuck. The Madigans\|Miriam Michelson 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 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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