sawbucks

sawbucks
n. sawhorse, four-legged support used to hold wood while cutting; ten-dollar bill (Slang)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Sawbuck — A slang term for a U.S. $10 bill. Sawbuck refers to a rack used for holding wood for sawing that has a shape similar to the letter X. The U.S. Treasury initially used Roman numerals on its banknotes, and ten is represented by X in Latin. This… …   Investment dictionary

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