Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A sawhorse, especially one having a crossed pair of legs at each end.
- n. Slang A ten-dollar bill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse
- n. (slang) a ten-dollar bill
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A sawhorse.
- n. a ten-dollar bill; also, double sawbuck, a twenty-dollar bill.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as sawhorse.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Etymologies
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Examples
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Asking a cab driver to break a sawbuck is impossible, requiring a swing past the neighbourhood where sidewalk money-changers do their business.
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The rest of us had to make shift as we could, and I rigged up a "sawbuck" pack-saddle, with rope loops for stirrups and a blanket across it to sit on.
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Hyphen added to 'sawbuck' to ensure consistency with other uses
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The Elk Scouts had under their top-packs a "sawbuck" pack-saddle, which is a pair of wooden X's; and to the horns of the X's they hung on each side a canvas case or pannier, in which were stowed cooking utensils, etc.
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Sport Harris, who was always looking for a chance to risk something, promptly took Harry up, and each placed a "sawbuck" in the hands of
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Unless the AP is leaving something out, the only enticement ObamaTour offers would-be visitors is the prospect of shelling out a sawbuck.
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In Jack Spence's case the only exodus they would see in the upcoming days would be at his hand or as a result of another three sawbuck expenditure.
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Maisie spread her legs a little and he counted the bills into her lap, feeling the back of his hand brush her warm thighs with every double sawbuck.
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“I thought maybe you could spot me another double sawbuck.”
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Bucky fronted Jake a double sawbuck until he felt up to going to the bank.
john commented on the word sawbuck
Noirish slang for a $10 bill. Good discussion of it on Language Hat.
March 7, 2009