noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɔː.hɔːs/
General-American:/ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/without the cot–caught merger
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:/ˈsɑ.hɔɹs/
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:/ˈsɒ.hɔɹs/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sawbuck, saw-stool, saw-trestle
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horse, sawbuck, buck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
Narrower terms: trestle
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English saw Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse English sawhorse From saw + horse.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
магаре
(magare)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Catalan:
cavallet
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Czech:
koza
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Dutch:
bok
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Dutch:
zaagbok
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Finnish:
pukki
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Finnish:
sahapukki
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
French:
tréteau
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Galician:
cabalete
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
German:
Sägebock
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Bavarian German:
Schragl
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Bavarian German:
Schragn
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Greek:
καβαλέτο
(kavaléto)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Irish:
binse sábhadóireachta
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Italian:
cavalletto
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Japanese:
馬
(uma)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Korean:
말
(mal)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Macedonian:
магарица
(magarica)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Polish:
kozioł
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Polish:
koziołek
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Portuguese:
cavalete
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Romanian:
capră
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Russian:
ко́злы
(kózly)
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Spanish:
burro
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Swedish:
sågbock
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
Welsh:
march llifio
— device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material
