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teeter-totter

noun

Etymology

Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.

  1. derived from *del-✻
  2. derived from *taltōną✻ — “to sway, dangle, hesitate”
  3. inherited from *taltrōną✻
  4. inherited from tealtrian — “to totter, vacillate”
  5. inherited from totren
  6. compounded as teeter-totter — “teeter + totter”

Definitions

  1. A seesaw

    A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.

  2. A type of glider swing

    A type of glider swing; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a tandem swing attached to a swingset, with two riders facing each other.

  3. To ride a seesaw.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA