dandle board
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Definition
- Noun:
- A seesaw; a playground equipment: A dandle board is a plaything consisting of a long, narrow board balanced on a central fulcrum. Children sit on opposite ends and ride it up and down by pushing off the ground with their feet.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The children spent the afternoon on the dandle board in the park.
- A classic dandle board is a simple plank over a log.
Advanced Usage
- "to ride the dandle board": to play on a seesaw.
- The siblings love to ride the dandle board together.
Variants and Related Words
- Seesaw (n): The more common modern term for a dandle board.
- The playground has a new seesaw.
- Teeter-totter (n): Another common synonym, primarily used in North American English.
- They played on the teeter-totter.
Synonyms
- Seesaw
- Teeter-totter
- Tilting board
Related Phrases
- To seesaw (v): To move up and down like a dandle board; to fluctuate.
- The stock prices continued to seesaw throughout the day.
Noun
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end