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dandle board

dandle board

4.9
A long board balanced in the middle that children ride up and down
  • noun
  • /ˈdændəl bɔrd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : balancín
  • The children laughed as they played on the dandle board in the park.

Examples

  • Grandpa made a wooden dandle board for the backyard.

  • At the old school playground, there was a brightly painted dandle board next to the swings.

  • Look at how high they can go on the dandle board!

  • The children enjoyed playing on the dandle board at the park.

  • The children laughed as they played on the dandle board in the park.

  • At the old school playground, there was a brightly painted dandle board next to the swings.

  • Grandpa made a wooden dandle board for the backyard.

Synonyms

seesaw
vsdandle board
13 1.0

A long board balanced in the middle that two children ride up and down

is the traditional general name for that same playground equipment
teeter
vsdandle board
  • US
10 6.2

A long board balanced in the middle that children ride up and down in a playground

is the simpler term for the same basic playground equipment
teeter-totter
vsdandle board
  • US
1 3.4

A long board balanced in the middle that children ride up and down

is an alternate common name for that same playground board
teeterboard
vsdandle board
1 9.5

A long narrow board balanced in the middle that people ride up and down

is mainly the children's playground form, not the acrobatic performance use
teetertotter
vsdandle board
  • US
6.1

A long board balanced in the middle that children sit on and move up and down

is the familiar alternative label for that identical playground device
tilting board
vsdandle board
  • Archaic
3.6

A long board balanced in the middle that children ride up and down

is the broader traditional name rather than this descriptive label

Surface Forms

dandle board singular
dandle boards plural

Morphology

dandle + board

The meaning is directly derivable from 'dandle' (to bounce or soothe a child by movement) combined with 'board' (a flat plank): it denotes a board used for dandling, i.e. bounced up and down for children. This is a regular compositional noun formation pointing clearly to a seesaw-like playground device, so learners who know both constituents should infer the meaning.

Etymology

Dandle board may come from the old word dandle, meaning to bounce a child on the knee, plus board. Picture a long board balanced on a support in the middle that children ride 'up and down', so that's why the name means 'seesaw' today.