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.
There are $10 in a sawbuck.
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The $10
The sawbuck is a ten dollar bill. Break down the change anyway you want.
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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."
Useless for it's purpose.
The slang term "sawbuck" for money originates from the term for a sawbuck, a wooden frame used to hold lumber while it is being cut. The name comes from the Roman numeral "X," which resembles the shape of the frame and also symbolizes ten dollars. This connection likely arose in the 19th century when "sawbuck" began to be used informally to refer to a ten-dollar bill.
Kugelmass pays Persky a "double sawbuck" equivalent to twenty dollars per visit.
The Sawbuck Kevlar Chap
One dollar, or one buck.
I got the whole shebang for a sawbuck!