Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawhorse

/ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: saw-horse
IPA: /ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.

Example Sentences

"The sit-in Monday began around 9 a.m. after a spirited march through the financial district […] Though police had set up sawhorses at all five entrances to the Stock Exchange, women sat down in the pathways left open by police and attempted to talk with stock traders and others as they stepped over, or pushed through, blockaders."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/
British English: /ˈsɔː.hɔːs/

Inflected Forms

sawhorses (plural)

Synonyms

sawbuck saw-stool saw-trestle horse buck

Questions

How do you pronounce sawhorse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔ.hɔɹs/.
What does sawhorse mean?: A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
Where does sawhorse come from?: 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.

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