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sawbuck

noun

Etymology

* From saw + buck, calque of Dutch zaagbok. * (ten-dollar bill): From the resemblance of the Roman numeral X (ten) to a sawhorse.

  1. derived from *būkaz✻
  2. derived from *būk✻
  3. derived from būk
  4. derived from bûk — “belly”
  5. inherited from buk
  6. compounded as sawbuck — “saw + buck”

Definitions

  1. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed

    A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.

  2. A ten-dollar bill.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA