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See"saw` (?), n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.] 1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.
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2. A plank or board adjusted for this play.
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3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion.
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He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. Sir W. Hamilton.
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4. (Whist.) Same as Crossruff.
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See"saw`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.] To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
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See"saw`, v. t. To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
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He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton.
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See"saw`, a. Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
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