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		Nogwater on July 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast pl... FYI: a sawbuck is an X shaped structure used to hold wood while cutting it. It also refers to a ten dollar bill because X = 10 in Roman Numerals. This app is half that price.

pflats on July 16, 2014 [–]

Could sworn it was a fiver because a sawhorse looks like an upside-down V. Guess I got my etymologies confused. Thanks.

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