"sawhorse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɔː.hɔː(ɹ)s/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɔ.hɔɹs/ [US] Forms: sawhorses [plural]
Etymology: From saw + horse. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|saw|horse}} saw + horse Head templates: {{en-noun}} sawhorse (plural sawhorses)
  1. A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working. Categories (topical): Woodworking Synonyms: sawbuck, saw-stool, saw-trestle Translations (device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material): Schragl [neuter] (Bavarian), Schragn [feminine] (Bavarian), магаре (magare) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cavallet (Catalan), koza [feminine] (Czech), pukki (Finnish), sahapukki (Finnish), tréteau [masculine] (French), cabalete [masculine] (Galician), Sägebock [masculine] (German), καβαλέτο (kavaléto) [neuter] (Greek), binse sábhadóireachta [masculine] (Irish), (uma) (Japanese), (mal) (Korean), магарица (magarica) [feminine] (Macedonian), kozioł [masculine] (Polish), koziołek [masculine] (Polish), cavalete [masculine] (Portuguese), capră [feminine] (Romanian), ко́злы (kózly) [feminine, plural] (Russian), burro [masculine] (Spanish), sågbock [common-gender] (Swedish)

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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "ga",
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        {
          "word": "saw-stool"
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      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
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      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "word": "cavallet"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "koza"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "word": "pukki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "word": "sahapukki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "tréteau"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabalete"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sägebock"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kavaléto",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καβαλέτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "binse sábhadóireachta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uma",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "word": "馬"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mal",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "word": "말"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "magarica",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "магарица"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kozioł"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "koziołek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cavalete"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capră"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kózly",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ко́злы"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sågbock"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sawhorse"
}

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