noun
buck
A frame used to support material being worked on.
The carpenter rests the log on a buck before sawing.
Etymology
The supporting frame shares its name with a male goat. Like horse in sawhorse, an animal name was transferred to a structure whose legs support a load.
More examples
- Two bucks supported the long board.
- He built a wooden buck for cutting firewood.
- The old buck rocked on the uneven floor.
Forms
buck · bucks
Similar words
- sawhorse
- The common American term for a supporting frame used in sawing.
- trestle
- A broader kind of frame supporting a platform or material.