English Explanatory Dictionary

double sawbuck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Twenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill.
  2. A twenty-year prison sentence.

Pronunciation

En-au-double sawbuck.ogg

Word forms

double sawbuck double sawbucks

Etymology

The number 20 is written XX in Roman numerals; this resembles two of the sawbucks used for cutting wood.

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