dandle board

dan·dle

D0021800 (dăn′dl)tr.v. dan·dled, dan·dling, dan·dles 1. To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way.2. To pamper or pet.n. Narragansett Bay also dandle board See seesaw.

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dan′dler n.

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Noun

1.dandle board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either endseesaw, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, teeter-totter, tilting boardplayground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's playplaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with