sawbuck

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Smith undertook to build a sawbuck, and, with Mr. Allen's help, the job was soon accomplished.

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  • The pack-saddle was provided with a rack like a sawbuck, placed crosswise, so that the wheel would revolve freely; there was a wagon provided with a telegraph operator, battery, and instruments for each division corps and army, and for my headquarters. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • For me, unexpectedly discovering a new band is akin to getting a single onion ring in your fries or finding a forgotten sawbuck in a coat you haven't worn since the previous winter. —  My Old Kentucky Blog
  • The original boxset should have been the definitive one - I guess when "Youth Without Youth" only makes a sawbuck in the states, you have to draw money from something in your past that was actually good. —  The Documentary Blog
  • Call it whatever you want: An Andrew Jackson (if you know your U.S. presidents); the double sawbuck (if you're going old school); or veinte dólares (if you speak Spanish). —  Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage
  • Although Archie does provide a sawbuck worth of nonsense all by himself. backup Says: —  Think Progress
 

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/ˈsɔbək/
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