"support or rack for holding wood while it is cut by a saw," 1778, from saw (n.1) + horse (n.) in the mechanical sense.
sawbones
sawbuck
sawdust
*sawel-
sawfish
sawhorse
sawmill
sawn
sawtooth
sawyer
sax
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