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3[buhk]
–noun
1. a sawhorse.
2. Gymnastics. a cylindrical, leather-covered block mounted in a horizontal position on a single vertical post set in a steel frame, for use chiefly in vaulting.
3. any of various heavy frames, racks, or jigs used to support materials or partially assembled items during manufacture, as in airplane assembly plants.
4. Also called door buck. a doorframe of wood or metal set in a partition, esp. one of light masonry, to support door hinges, hardware, finish work, etc.
–verb (used with object)
5. to split or saw (logs, felled trees, etc.).
6. buck in, Surveying, Optical Tooling. to set up an instrument in line with two marks.

Origin:
1855–60; short for sawbuck
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