sawbuck

See also: saw buck

English

Alternative forms

• saw buck

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

sawbuck (plural sawbucks)

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

Derived terms

• double sawbuck

 

Translations

a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed

• Bulgarian: магаре (bg) n (magare)
• Finnish: sahapukki (fi)
• Macedonian: магарица f (magarica)
• Romanian: capră (ro) f
• Russian: ко́злы (ru) pl (kózly)
• Swedish: sågbock (sv) c

a ten-dollar bill

• Bulgarian: банкнота от десет долара (banknota ot deset dolara)
• Finnish: kymppi (fi)

Anagrams

• bucksaw