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sawbuck en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
  2. (US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sawbucks Number=Plur lexicographic
saw buck alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

double sawbuck

Translations (8)

sv sågbock (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed) · bg банкнота от десет долара (a ten-dollar bill) · mk магарица (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed) · ro capră (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed) · fi kymppi (a ten-dollar bill) · ru ко́злы (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed) · fi sahapukki (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed) · bg магаре (a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed)