sawbuck

• Sustantivo que designa un caballete o soporte con forma de X, a menudo usado para sostener madera mientras se asierra; también se usa coloquialmente para referirse a un billete de diez dólares, por las X romanas que muestra.

A noun referring to a framework or stand used to hold wood steady while it is being sawed.

1. SawhorseB2formal

   A sturdy frame or stand used to support wood while it is being cut with a saw.

   Caballete de aserrar

   • He placed the log on the sawbuck before cutting it.
   • The carpenter built a new sawbuck for the workshop.
   • Using a sawbuck makes cutting firewood much safer and easier.

   Sinónimosbuckhorsesawhorsetrestle