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Meanings of saw-horse in English

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cavallet

Building tool.

        cavallet
        Usage of saw-horse in English
        1
        He sat on a saw-horse and split open his pouch of pipe tobacco.
        The marrowbone marble company
        2
        It was laid on supports or trestles, shaped usually something like a saw-horse.
        Home Life in Colonial Days
        3
        He is also like a war- horse; or, it is suggested, like a saw-horse.
        The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
        4
        Sawing may be done either on a saw-horse, Fig.
        Handwork in Wood
        5
        So he began by sprinkling some of the magic Powder of Life from the pepper-box upon the body of the saw-horse.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        6
        He had found an old pair of reins and tied them to a saw-horse, that he switched and "Gee-up"-ed vigorously.
        A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Beverly, MA)
        7
        After the frame is wired place each end on a saw-horse so as to lift the entire frame clear of the work-shop floor.
        Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
        8
        Immediately the saw-horse moved, stretched its legs, yawned with its chopped-out mouth, and shook a few grains of the powder off its back.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        9
        Devise some method, suggest some course of treatment, whereby my tried and trusty horse Pleurisy will cease to look so much like a saw-horse.
        Sowing Seeds in Danny
        10
        A daily dose of the saw-horse or wash-tub isn't bad for weak lungs and bodies, or for strong ones who wish to continue thus.
        Minnesota; Its Character and Climate / Likewise Sketches of Othe...
        11
        The Saw-Horse stepped into a rabbit hole and fell to the ground.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        12
        She felt that Jim would know more about the Saw-Horse later on.
        Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
        13
        The Saw-Horse has broken a leg, so he can't bend his steps.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        14
        The wet clothing he hung over the body of the Saw-Horse.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        15
        A live Saw-Horse is a distinct novelty, and should prove an interesting study.
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        16
        But he managed to lean forward and shout in the ear of the Saw-Horse:
        The Marvelous Land of Oz
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for saw-horse
        Catalan
        cavallet
        Saw-horse through the time