A chopping block, a decrepit sawhorse, an axe, and a rusty bucksaw marked the spot; also three ties, hacked eloquently in places, and just five sticks of wood, evidently chopped from a tie by a man in haste.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
"All right," answered Jack, and went to the royal stable to tell the sawhorse to be ready for the trip.
"Little Wizard Stories of Oz"
L. Frank Baum
The sawhorse was the favorite steed of Ozma and to prevent its wooden legs from wearing out she had them shod with plates of gold.
"Little Wizard Stories of Oz"
L. Frank Baum