teeter-totter
noun/ˈtiːtə tɒtə(r)/
/ˈtiːtər tɑːtər/
(North American English) (also see-saw British and North American English)
- a piece of equipment for children to play on consisting of a long flat piece of wood that is supported in the middle. A child sits at each end and makes the teeter-totter move up and down.Topics Games and toysc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: reduplication of teeter or totter.
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