Other forms: sawhorses
A sawhorse is a four-legged frame that holds timber for cutting. A pair of sawhorses.
They are used in pairs, since one alone will not support a plank. A sawhorse with a board across it becomes a table, which is how half the world's market stalls are built.
1nounsawhorseA four-legged frame that holds timber for cutting.
“The whole workshop was two sawhorses and a sheet of ply.”
sawhorse is a frame.
From saw + horse.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA