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sawbuck

1 American  
[saw-buhk] / ˈsɔˌbʌk /

noun

  1. a sawhorse.

sawbuck 2 American  
[saw-buhk] / ˈsɔˌbʌk /

noun

Slang.

  1. a ten-dollar bill.

sawbuck British  
/ ˈsɔːˌbʌk /

noun

  1. a sawhorse, esp one having an X-shaped supporting structure

  2. slang a ten-dollar bill

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Etymology

Origin of sawbuck1

1860–65, compare Dutch zaagbok

Origin of sawbuck2

1840–50, so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawbuck 1

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