SAWBUCK


Meaning of SAWBUCK in English

■ noun N. Amer.

1》 a sawhorse.

2》 informal a $10 note. [by assoc. of the X-shaped ends of a sawhorse with the Roman numeral X (= 10).]

Origin

C19: from Du. zaagbok , from zaag 'saw' + bok 'vaulting horse'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.