Definition of Sawbuck

1. Noun. A framework for holding wood that is being sawed.

Exact synonyms: Buck, Horse, Sawhorse
Generic synonyms: Framework
Specialized synonyms: Trestle

Definition of Sawbuck

1. n. A sawhorse.

Definition of Sawbuck

1. Noun. a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse ¹

2. Noun. (American English) (slang) a ten-dollar bill ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sawbuck

1. a sawhorse [n -S] - See also: sawhorse

Medical Definition of Sawbuck

1. A sawhorse. 2. A ten-dollar bill [Colloq, from the Roman X for ten] double sawbuck, a twenty-dollar bill Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sawbuck

saw through
saw tooth
saw wood
sawah
sawahs
sawbellies
sawbelly
sawbench
sawbenches
sawbill
sawbills
sawblade
sawblades
sawbones
sawboneses
sawbuck (current term)
sawbucks
sawder
sawdered
sawdering
sawders
sawdust
sawdust circuit
sawdust doll
sawdust saloon
sawdust trail
sawdusted
sawdusts
sawdusty
sawe

Literary usage of Sawbuck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"See sawbuck. 2. The Pennsylvanian does not saw wood; he "bucks" it. Buck. A " buck nigger " is a term often vulgarly applied to a negro man. Western. ..."

2. ...The American Boys' Handybook of Camp-lore and Woodcraft by Daniel Carter Beard (1920)
"Another form of sawbuck may be made of a puncheon stool (Fig. ... But with this sawbuck one cannot use as heavy logs as with the first one because of the ..."

3. Manual of Pack Transportation by Henry W. Daly (1917)
"HOW TO SLING THE LOAD AND FORM THE CROSSTREE HITCH ON CROSS- TREE OR sawbuck HOW TO SLING THE LOAD ON CROSSTREE. The near packer takes the sling rope and ..."

4. Manual of Pack Transportation by United States Army. Quartermaster's Dept, Henry W. Daly (1910)
"This form of hitch is performed by one packer, and is closely related to the crosstree or sawbuck hitch. Pass to the "off" side and pass the running rope ..."

5. Manual of Pack Transportation by United States Army. Quartermaster's Dept, Henry W. Daly (1910)
"This form of hitch is performed by one packer, and is closely related to the crosstree or sawbuck hitch. Pass to the "off" side and pass the running rope ..."

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