Sawhorse
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A sawhorse is a beam with four legs. It is used to support a board or plank for sawing, with a pair useful to support a plank, forming a scaffold.
The sawhorse may be designed to fold for storage.
A sawhorse with a wide top is particularly useful to support a board for sawing or as a field workbench.
Devices resembling sawhorses are also sometimes painted with bright colors and fitted with flashing lights and used to block streets for road construction or other puposes.
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