zaagbok

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• sawbuck — sawbuck1 /saw buk /, n. a sawhorse. [1860 65, Amer.; cf. D zaagbok] sawbuck2 /saw buk /, n. Slang. a ten dollar bill. [1840 50, Amer.; so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a SAWBUCK1] * * * …   Universalium

• sawbuck — saw|buck [ˈso:bʌk US ˈso: ] n AmE old fashioned informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: sawbuck sawhorse (19 20 centuries), from Dutch zaagbok; probably because the end of some types of sawhorse looks like a Roman number X (= 10)] a piece of paper… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sawbuck — noun N. Amer. 1》 a sawhorse. 2》 informal a $10 note. [by assoc. of the X shaped ends of a sawhorse with the Roman numeral X (= 10).] Origin C19: from Du. zaagbok, from zaag saw + bok vaulting horse …   English new terms dictionary

• sawbuck — saw•buck [[t]ˈsɔˌbʌk[/t]] n. 1) bui a sawhorse 2) sts sl. a ten dollar bill • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; cf. D zaagbok; (def. 1) so called from the resemblance of the Roman numeral X to the crossbars of a sawhorse …   From formal English to slang

• sawbuck — ☆ sawbuck [sô′buk΄ ] n. [Du zaagbok < zaag, SAW1 + bok, BUCK1] 1. a sawhorse, esp. one with the legs projecting above the crossbar 2. [from the resemblance of the crossed legs of a sawbuck to an X (the Roman numeral for 10)] Slang a ten dollar …   English World dictionary

• saw|buck — «S BUHK», noun. U.S. 1. a sawhorse. 2. Slang. a) a ten dollar bill. b) a twenty dollar bill. 3. Slang. a ten year prison sentence. ╂[American English, probably < Dutch zaagbok] …   Useful english dictionary