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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAWBUCK

(Sawhorse) translated from Dutch zaagbok; (ten-dollar bill) from the legs of a sawbuck forming the Roman numeral X.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAWBUCK

sawbuck  [ˈsɔːˌbʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAWBUCK

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conjunction
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Sawbuck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAWBUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sawbuck

A sawbuck is a device for holding wood so that it may be sawn into pieces. Easily made in the field from rough material, it consists of an "X" form at each end, plus a third in the middle, which are joined by cross bars below the intersections of the X's. The stock to be cut is placed in the V's formed above the intersections of the X's. A sawbuck is very simple to build. The five "V" sawbuck was designed with 10 vertical 1.2 m-long 2×4s, and four horizontal, 1.5 m-long 2×6s, secured with 89 mm wood screws. It was designed this way in order to cut two or more smaller pieces of firewood in rapid succession. A sawbuck should be heavy enough to negate any kickback from the saw while cutting. Building a sawbuck that is too light could result in injury as it may tip over while cutting, especially with a chainsaw. In Canada and Britain, but not in the United States, a sawbuck is called a saw horse; a sawhorse in the United States is a similar device used to support wood planks.

Definition of sawbuck in the English dictionary

The definition of sawbuck in the dictionary is a sawhorse, esp one having an X-shaped supporting structure. Other definition of sawbuck is a ten-dollar bill.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAWBUCK


blackbuck
ˈblækˌbʌk
blesbok
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
blesbuck
ˈblɛsˌbʌk
bontebok
ˈbɒntɪˌbʌk
bushbuck
ˈbʊʃˌbʌk
crossbuck
ˈkrɒsˌbʌk
gemsbok
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
gemsbuck
ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk
hawbuck
ˈhɔːˌbʌk
jumbuck
ˈdʒʌmˌbʌk
marshbuck
ˈmɑːʃˌbʌk
megabuck
ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk
Nubuck
ˈnjuːˌbʌk
prongbuck
ˈprɒŋˌbʌk
reedbuck
ˈriːdˌbʌk
roebuck
ˈrəʊˌbʌk
springbok
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
springbuck
ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk
waterbuck
ˈwɔːtəˌbʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAWBUCK

saw set
saw-edged knife
saw-edged knives
saw-off
saw-pit
saw-wort
sawah
sawbill
sawblade
sawbones
sawder
sawdust
sawdusty
sawed
sawed-off
sawed-off shotgun
sawer
sawfish
sawflies
sawfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAWBUCK

a fast buck
bang for one´s buck
blue buck
chuck
duck
fuck
huck
Innsbruck
luck
mindfuck
no such luck
pass the buck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
tuck
zambuck

Synonyms and antonyms of sawbuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sawbuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAWBUCK

Find out the translation of sawbuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sawbuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sawbuck» in English.

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sawbuck
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sawbuck
570 millions of speakers

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sawbuck
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Translator English - Hindi

sawbuck
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sawbuck
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Translator English - Russian

sawbuck
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Translator English - Portuguese

sawbuck
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Translator English - Bengali

sawbuck
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Translator English - French

sawbuck
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sawbuck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sägebock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

木挽台
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sawbuck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sawbuck
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sawbuck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sawbuck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साखळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sawbuck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sawbuck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sawbuck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sawbuck
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sawbuck
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

sawbuck
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

zaagbok
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sawbuck
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Sawbuck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sawbuck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAWBUCK»

The term «sawbuck» is regularly used and occupies the 81.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAWBUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sawbuck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sawbuck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sawbuck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAWBUCK»

Discover the use of sawbuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sawbuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sawbuck (a D. E. I. Novel
Al Ellis. Sawbuck (a D.E.I. Novel) A1 Ellis _w\ é //.<5\\ 4% /<_.. é~\ 6' /<\ /A».
Al Ellis, 2010
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Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in ...
The dependence of white settlers on black slaves to defend their vulnerable lowland beachhead reinforced this "sawbuck equality." The threat of Spaniards to the south and Indians to the west hung ominously over South Carolina during its  ...
Ira Berlin, 2009
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Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails: The Original Guide to ...
So whether this is your first time out or you’re a seasoned veteran, make sure that Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is included with the rest of your packed equipment.
Joe Back, 2013
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Recreation
The next day the old man went to town and bought a new bucksaw for Esau Buck and when he came home he hung the bucksaw for Esau Buck on the sawbuck by the seesaw. Just at that time Esau Buck saw the old buck in the garden eating ...
‎1901
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination with a sawbuck, of support! ug-silU therefor projected in rear thereof, a spring-supported treadle having an intermediate pivotal joint aud pivotally supported at its rear end upon the sills, the front end of the treadle being free to ...
United States. Patent Office, 1902
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a device of the class described, the combination of a sawbuck provided at its back with a vertical support extending above it, the lower horizontal clamping- lever fulcrumed between its ends at the back of the sawbuck on the said support and ...
‎1901
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
The word sawbuck as slang for a ten-dollar bill may be on its way out of the language. A search of the Lexis-Nexis media database (an impressive collection of thousands of newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, press releases, and ...
Paul McFedries, 2008
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Letters of the Motor Girl
Buck stopped to examine the new Buck-saw that hung on the sawbuck, by the seesaw. Now when Esau stopped to examine the new Buck-saw that hung on the sawbuck, by the seesaw, the old Buck made a dive for Esau, missed Esau, hit the  ...
Ethellyn Gardner, 1906
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World Wood
ing tree length stems into shortwood and loading them onto a haul truck. The Sawbuck is teamed with two skidders and two haul trucks, which can carry five to six cords each. In addition to two skidder operators, the crew is composed of one  ...
‎1972
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Timber Producer
Prentice Sawbuck Has Improved Engine Zebulon, N. C. — An improved Prentice Sawbuck with a 14-horse- power engine for faster cutting has been introduced by the Hydraulic Materials Handling Division of Omark Industries. The Sawbuck ...
‎1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAWBUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sawbuck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sawbuck Realty $5.75 million Fundraising. Stephen Barnes …
Sawbuck Realty, Inc., Corporation just released form D announcing $5.75 million debt financing. The date of first sale was 2014-07-30. Sawbuck Realty was ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Keep Hamilton on the sawbuck
Alexander Hamilton is perhaps the most underappreciated of America's founding fathers – a genius, a patriot and an original thinker who did much to set the ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
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Considering last week at the SCOTUS, George Mason would look …
Considering last week at the SCOTUS, George Mason would look good on a sawbuck. By James Longstreet. Two hundred twenty-seven years ago, there were ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
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A Woman on the Sawbuck
The decision to remake the sawbuck may not necessarily knock Hamilton off the bill entirely.​ “There are many options for continuing to honor Hamilton,” read a ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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A Nantucket Murder Mystery - Nantucket Sawbuck
Money, power, lust and blood converge in Nantucket Sawbuck, a novel from island-based writer Steven Axelrod. Instant millionaire Preston Lomax is the kind of ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
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23 of The Best Artists On Fiverr
Fiverr, a website that allows anyone to hire a working expert in everything from accounting to voice-acting for half a sawbuck, seeks to connect those with limited ... «Paste Magazine, Jan 15»
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Keep the Change: How Mobile Wallets Affect Tipping
A recent Bankrate survey found that 40 percent of people were carrying around less than a sawbuck. Turns out there's an upside: People tend to spend more ... «Yahoo Tech, Oct 14»
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All that Moola
For example, a sawbuck resembles "X," the Roman numeral for "ten," so "sawbuck" is used to refer to a ten-dollar bill. "C note" used to refer to a one hundred ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
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Sawbuck Gamer celebrates the hardworking mice and dogs of the …
In Molleindustria's To Build A Better Mousetrap, you're an anthropomorphic mouse-manager thrust into some kind of factory situation. Here, you're forced to ... «A.V. Club Austin, May 14»
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Island writer pens mystery novel, "Nantucket Sawbuck"
“The atom of a mystery story is the deceptive circumstance,” Axelrod said of his recently published book, “Nantucket Sawbuck.” “In a mystery, there are two ... «Nantucket Island Inquirer, Jan 14»

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