Etymology
Origin of teeterboard
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
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
This year’s show, “Turn’t Up Tour,” also presents performances from around the world, including a balancing act from Vietnam; teeterboard acrobatics from West Africa; and high-wire artists from Colombia.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2013
Last year he tried but failed to revive a man dead five hours of heart disease with oxygen mask and teeterboard, no injections.
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
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