- sawbucks
- n. sawhorse, four-legged support used to hold wood while cutting; ten-dollar bill (Slang)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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