What is to move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward called?
seesaw — To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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