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Added 9 October 2026

sawbuck

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sawbuck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A framework for holding wood that is being sawed.

Origin

* From saw + buck, calque of Dutch zaagbok. * (ten-dollar bill): From the resemblance of the Roman numeral X (ten) to a sawhorse.

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