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double sawbuck

noun

Etymology

The number 20 is written XX in Roman numerals; this resembles two of the sawbucks used for cutting wood.

Definitions

  1. Twenty dollars

    Twenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill.

    • I got five double sawbucks out of my wallet and dropped them in front of him.
    • It's crazy, a stud like you paying that dame that you told me about, double sawbucks.

  2. A twenty-year prison sentence.

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