double sawbuck

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Twenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill. US,slang
    — I got five double sawbucks out of my wallet and dropped them in front of him.
  2. A twenty-year prison sentence. US,slang

词形变化

double sawbucks plural

词源

The number 20 is written XX in Roman numerals; this resembles two of the sawbucks used for cutting wood.
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