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sawbuck

noun saw·buck \ˈsȯ-ˌbək\

Definition of SAWBUCK

1
slang :  a 10-dollar bill
2
:  sawhorse; especially :  one with X-shaped ends
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First Known Use of SAWBUCK

1850

Other Monetary Terms

clad, legend, numismatic, obverse, reverse, scrip, series, specie

Rhymes with SAWBUCK

amok, awestruck, blackbuck, black duck, bushbuck, cold duck, dead duck, dumbstruck, dump truck, fire truck, fish duck, fly-struck, hand truck, Kalmuck, lame-duck, moonstruck, mukluk, muktuk, potluck, reedbuck, roebuck, shelduck, stagestruck, starstruck, sunstruck, unstuck, upchuck, woodchuck

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