Definition of "sawhorse" [saw•horse]

• A frame with legs, used to support pieces of wood being sawed. (noun)

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• ""A sawhorse is a thing they saw boards on," remarked Jim, with a sniff."
• "Hickman had come up with the idea in 1961 after damaging a pricey Swedish armchair from Heal's while using it as an improvised sawhorse."
• "At the centennial, they segued into an old sawhorse: John Lennon's "Imagine.""