"double sawbuck" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-double sawbuck.ogg [Australia] Forms: double sawbucks [plural]
Etymology: The number 20 is written XX in Roman numerals; this resembles two of the sawbucks used for cutting wood. Head templates: {{en-noun}} double sawbuck (plural double sawbucks)
  1. (US, slang) Twenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-double_sawbuck-en-noun-o3znvRQR Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, slang) A twenty-year prison sentence. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-double_sawbuck-en-noun-RHBErhm6 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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