Teeter

·vi & ·vt To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to Seesaw; to Titter; to titter-totter.

teeter
To see-saw on a balanced plank, as children for amusement.-- Worcester. The English pronunciation is...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Teeter-tail
·noun The spotted sandpiper. ·see the Note under <<Sandpiper>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
teeter-tawter
The act of see sawing. In England pronounced titter-totter.--Halliwell. ...

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