a-straddleadv.
/əˈstrad(ə)l/ In a straddling position, with the legs stretched out widely across something. a-straddle of: bestriding.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [adverb] > astride
striddling1632
astride1664
a-straddle1703
stradlings1823
straddle-leg1836
straddle1857
strideways1859
cross-saddle1897
the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adverb] > legs
striddlingc1440
lirylongc1460
a (also on) cock-horse1564
cock-horse1566
stridelong1609
astride1664
stride-legged1688
a-straddle1703
stride-leg1809
straddle-legged1817
striddle-legs1825
straddle-leg1836
straddleback1839
straddle1857
strideways1859
straddle-wise1865
straddle-fashion1873
straddleways1919
1703 C. Cibber She wou'd & she wou'd Not i. 3 A stroddle we got, and so rid after him.
1823 J. Galt Entail I. xxvi. 224 The tongs..were placed upright astraddle in front of the grate.
1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again xxiv. 314 Strong-minded philanthropists..astraddle of the biggest and most rampant hobbies.
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