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"Sawbuck" is both a carpentry tool and a slang term for a $10 bill.
There's nothing on a modern $10 bill that would lead to that nickname so it's no longer commonly used. In fact, most people use it with no idea where it orignated! In fact it dates back to the 19th century when various $10 bill designs included a prominent letter X which is the Roman numeral for 10. The Xs tended to look like an end-on view of a sawbuck - the carpenter's brace that's used to support wood for sawing - and the name stuck.
It's a bit like the term "two bits" for a quarter. That's a relic of the early days of American coinage when Spanish 8-reales coins were also in use alongside dollars. Each eighth was called a "bit", so a quarter was "two bits".
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A sawbuck is a type of frame or stand used to support wood for cutting, typically by sawing. It usually consists of two pairs of X-shaped legs with a horizontal beam or piece for holding the wood in place.
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∙ 9y agoA sawbuck is a framework for holding wood so it can be sawed - also known as a sawhorse.
Sawbuck is also a slang term for a 10 US dollar bill, based on the fact that the Roman numeral X, which used to adorn some ten dollar bills, looks like the cross on a sawbuck framework.
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How many dollars in a sawbuck?
There are $10 in a sawbuck.
What is half a sawbuck?
A fin
What does the saying change from a sawbuck mean?
The sawbuck is a ten dollar bill. Break down the change anyway you want.
A sawbuck is an x-shaped frame used for sawing And because of the X that appeared on it what bill was called a sawbuck?
The $10
What is slang for twenty dollar bill?
A ten dollar bill is known as a "sawbuck." Early tens had a Roman numeral X, which was thought to resemble a carpenter's sawhorse, or sawbuck, as it was also known. A twenty dollar bill is often called a "Double Sawbuck."
What is half a sawbuck called?
fin
What is half of sawbuck?
Useless for it's purpose.
How much is a sawbuck worth?
A sawbuck is worth 10 dollars. It got its name from the carpentry tool we call a work horse. Its legs resembled an X which is 10 in Roman Numerals.
How do you use shebang in a sentence?
I got the whole shebang for a sawbuck!
What is the tenth of a sawbuck called?
One dollar, or one buck.
Where can you find the toughest cargo pants?
The Sawbuck Kevlar Chap
What does the slang term sawbuck mean?
"Sawbuck" is slang for a $10 bill. The term originated from the X-shaped stand used to hold wood for sawing, resembling the Roman numeral for 10, "X".
