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sawbuck

noun

  1. X-shape frame for holding wood to be sawed
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Wiktionary

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. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
  2. A ten-dollar bill.
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