sawbuck

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
  2. (US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.

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