sawhorse
noun
saw·horse
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Definition of sawhorse
: a frame on which wood is laid for sawing by hand : horse sense 2b
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Step 2: Align the ends of the tops (A) and the bottom panels (A) of the side cases on sawhorses and lay out the divider locations. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Your Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Platform Bed Frame," 30 Aug. 2019 Startups dotted South of Market, filling long-dormant warehouses with desks made of doors on sawhorses. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Tech and the Bay Area need more spaces in between," 31 July 2019 Fasten the legs to the sawhorse by marking 4 inches in from the ends of the I-beam. — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, "6 Simple Projects You Can Make From Scrap Wood," 21 Mar. 2018 At Easter there were so many family members, her father created makeshift tables by laying boards on top of sawhorses. — Atlanta Life, ajc, "‘Good bye, Aunt Rita! I’ll see you on the beach!’," 9 Mar. 2018 With the bollards in place, Miller said public safety personnel will be able to divert other resources -- like wooden sawhorses commonly used during special events -- to add more protective measures to other parts of the French Quarter. — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, "Bollards arrive on Bourbon Street: What they look like, how they work," 15 Dec. 2017 Streets leading to the course are closed, but on many of them, in most years, the only barrier is a blue, wooden sawhorse and a thin plastic tape. — Washington Post, "After truck attack, NYC circles the wagons around marathon," 3 Nov. 2017 Bishop offers a pair of steel sawhorses set with red and black doll heads, toy tanks, and tiny houses. — Victoria Dalkey, sacbee, "Skulls, dolls, and birds at artspace1616 | The Sacramento Bee," 19 Oct. 2017 Orange and white sawhorses and police barricades continued to block numerous streets around town. — Rick Neale, USA TODAY, "In small town, Harvey ‘just a catastrophic citywide event’," 2 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sawhorse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sawhorse
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sawhorse
: a frame on which wood is placed when it is being cut with a saw
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sawhorse
noun
saw·horse
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Kids Definition of sawhorse
: a frame or rack on which wood is rested while being sawed
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