sawbuck



double saw(buck)

and double and dub
n. a twenty-dollar bill. (see also sawbuck.) This whole thing only cost a double sawbuck. Can you loan me a dub?
See also: double, sawbuck

sawbuck

n. a ten-dollar bill. (From the time when the 10 was indicated by the Roman numeral X (10), which looks like the crosspiece that supports wood that is being sawed.) It cost me a sawbuck to have my car pulled out of the mud.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Garsea-Medieval Spanish
Cottrell['kɔtrəl]
Elisee-LEE-zə (German), e-LEE-se (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish), i-LEES (English), i-LEEZ (English)German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, English
Agmundr-Ancient Scandinavian
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Frazier['freiʒə]