Definition

1. 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

1. a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end