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teeterboard

American  
[tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈti tərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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.


Etymology

Origin of teeterboard

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; teeter + board

Example Sentences

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My parents did a teeterboard act, and it was the most amazing thing.

From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2019

Sergey Akimov performs a stunning aerial set; Alexander Koblikov juggles elegantly; the Dosov Troupe achieves remarkable heights with its teeterboard act.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2015

The members’ peers in the audience will probably think that it’s aptly named: The program includes a teeterboard act, a traveling-rings act and plenty of spectacular falls.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2015

One of the Picchiannis landed expertly in a chair after a triple somer sault from a teeterboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

When six minutes had elapsed since the last heartbeat, sallow young Dr. Robert E. Cornish moved Lazarus II to a seesaw-like device called a teeterboard.

From Time Magazine Archive