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Origin
- Dutchzaagbok
- Englishsawbuck
* 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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Bulgarian магаре, банкнота от десет долара
- магаре (magare)a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed
- банкнота от десет долара (banknota ot deset dolara)a ten-dollar bill
Finnish sahapukki, kymppi
- sahapukkia framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed
- kymppia ten-dollar bill
Romanian capră
- caprăa framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed
Russian ко́злы
- ко́злы (kózly)a framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed
Swedish sågbock
- sågbocka framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed
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APA
sawbuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbuck
MLA
“sawbuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sawbuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sawbuck.
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