sawbuck

See also: saw buck

English

Alternative forms

saw buck

Etymology

From saw +‎ buck, calque of Dutch zaagbok.

Noun

sawbuck (plural sawbucks)

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

Translations

a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed

Finnish: sahapukki (fi)
Macedonian: магарица f (magárica)
Romanian: capră (ro) f

Russian: ко́злы (ru) pl (kózly)
Swedish: sågbock c

a ten-dollar bill

Anagrams

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