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teeterboard - 3 dictionary results

tee⋅ter⋅board

  [tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd]
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–noun
1. a seesaw; teeter.
2. a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; teeter + board
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see·saw   (sē'sô')   
n.  
  1. A long plank balanced on a central fulcrum so that with a person riding on each end, one end goes up as the other goes down. Also called regionally dandle, dandle board, teedle board, teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter, tilt1, tilting board. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.
  2. The act or game of riding a seesaw.
  3. A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, as of the lead between two contesting parties.
intr.v.   see·sawed, see·saw·ing, see·saws
  1. To play on a seesaw.
  2. To move back and forth or up and down.

[Reduplication of saw1.]
tee·ter·board   (tē'tər-bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.   Northeastern U.S.
  1. See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.
  2. A board with one end raised so that when an acrobat or tumbler jumps onto it, another performer standing on the opposite end is tossed into the air.
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