sawhorse
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈsɔːˌhɔːrs/
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caballetes
- At one end of the room were some planks of aged pine set on sawhorses.
- a plank on sawhorses
- two sawhorses
- a door on sawhorses
He's got lamps up and he's got a door laying on sawhorses.
- He's got lamps up and he's got a door laying on sawhorses.
Examples
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Lift that sawhorse up for me, will you, Ramon?
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The younger boys had to rig up the sawhorses with boards for the women to use as tables.
Fiction book (2002) -
The other day I spotted this sawhorse desk on sale at World Market.
Blog text (26) -
I sit down on an empty sawhorse and swing my leg back and forth, back and forth.
Fiction book (2000) -
All we need now is a couple of sawhorses.
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There, blocked up on five sawhorses, was the most beautiful boat Joseph Champion had ever seen.
Fiction book (2000) -
A sign propped against a sawhorse revealed itself in the glare of the headlights.
Fiction book (1999) -
There were Japanese lanterns, tapped kegs, and a bar made by laying boards across sawhorses.
Fiction book (1996) -
Over there at 47, a power drill whined softly, and Kelly's silhouette worked by a sawhorse in the lighted garage.
Fiction book (1998) -
To cut the wood accurately, he placed the planks on a pair of sawhorses.
Synonyms
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8.2
A support frame used to hold wood for cutting
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8.8
A strong frame that holds wood while you saw it
A frame shaped like an X that holds wood while you cut it
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sawhorse comes from two simple words: saw (the cutting tool) and horse. Think of it as a 'horse' that holds or supports wood while you cut it, which is why a sawhorse is the frame with legs used to support wood for sawing.