spraddlev.

Etymology: ? < sprad, past participle of spread v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspraddle.

Now chiefly dialect and U.S.

1. intransitive. To sprawl.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > lie struggling

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sprantle1390

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spurl1821

sprottle1829

1632 [see spraddling adj. at Derivatives].

1864 R. D. Blackmore Clara Vaughan I. ii. vi. 191 So those two were allowed to spraddle on the floor.

1889 Temple Bar LXXXV. 2 About the floor..spraddled forms of deal.

2. transitive. To spread or stretch (one's legs, etc.) wide apart. Also transferred.

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the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > legs or feet

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overstride?a1513

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1913 J. London Son of Sun vii. 241 He stood with legs spraddled over a large grass basket.

1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country xv. 264 As she walked she spraddled the off hind hoof.

1929 ‘Seamark’ Down River i. 6 Let this decrepit tub of yours spraddle her old legs a little faster.

3. The verb-stem in combination with participial adjectives, to form adjectives, as spraddle-footed, spraddle-hipped, spraddle-legged. U.S.

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1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. viii. 177 Don't set there all spraddle-legged.

1974 D. Sears Lark in Clear Air ii. 33 They were big, old, spraddle-hipped, spavined bays with a lot of Clyde in them.

1975 J. Gores Hammett (1976) xiv. 102 The boy stood spraddle-footed on the porch.

Derivatives

ˈspraddled adj. (see also quot. 1927). Also with out.

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1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises xviii. 230 They held him and lifted him. It was uncomfortable and his legs were spraddled.

1927 Amer. Speech Dec. 169 To put on airs or be dudishly dressed was to be ‘all spraddled out’.

1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 1 Feb. 46/2 Down he comes all spraddled out.

1940 Harper's Mag. Oct. 513/2 Every now and then a nigger would come flying out and go sailing through the air..spraddled like a flying squirrel.

1975 J. Gores Hammett (1976) xxxii. 221 Laverty's right knee pumped, twice, up between Lynch's spraddled legs.

ˈspraddling adj.

ΚΠ

1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies i. iv O! what a ravishment 't had beene..To see thy busie Fingers cloathe and wrappe His spradling Limbs in thy indulgent Lappe!

1898 H. S. Canfield Maid of Frontier 89 He rode with the spraddling seat of a man more accustomed to the plow than to the scout's saddle.

1935 L. A. G. Strong Tuesday Afternoon 83 Between his spraddling knees he had spread a clean white napkin.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	spraddle
释义	spraddlev. Etymology: ? < sprad, past participle of spread v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspraddle. Now chiefly dialect and U.S. 1. intransitive. To sprawl. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > lie struggling sprawlc1000 sprantle1390 sprangle14.. spraddle1632 spartle1710 grabble1736 spurl1821 sprottle1829 1632 [see spraddling adj. at Derivatives]. 1864 R. D. Blackmore Clara Vaughan I. ii. vi. 191 So those two were allowed to spraddle on the floor. 1889 Temple Bar LXXXV. 2 About the floor..spraddled forms of deal. 2. transitive. To spread or stretch (one's legs, etc.) wide apart. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > legs or feet stride13.. overstride?a1513 straddle1565 bestridea1616 plait1616 plet1619 bestraddle1807 straddle1823 spraddle1913 1913 J. London Son of Sun vii. 241 He stood with legs spraddled over a large grass basket. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country xv. 264 As she walked she spraddled the off hind hoof. 1929 ‘Seamark’ Down River i. 6 Let this decrepit tub of yours spraddle her old legs a little faster. 3. The verb-stem in combination with participial adjectives, to form adjectives, as spraddle-footed, spraddle-hipped, spraddle-legged. U.S. ΚΠ 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. viii. 177 Don't set there all spraddle-legged. 1974 D. Sears Lark in Clear Air ii. 33 They were big, old, spraddle-hipped, spavined bays with a lot of Clyde in them. 1975 J. Gores Hammett (1976) xiv. 102 The boy stood spraddle-footed on the porch. Derivatives ˈspraddled adj. (see also quot. 1927). Also with out. ΚΠ 1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises xviii. 230 They held him and lifted him. It was uncomfortable and his legs were spraddled. 1927 Amer. Speech Dec. 169 To put on airs or be dudishly dressed was to be ‘all spraddled out’. 1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 1 Feb. 46/2 Down he comes all spraddled out. 1940 Harper's Mag. Oct. 513/2 Every now and then a nigger would come flying out and go sailing through the air..spraddled like a flying squirrel. 1975 J. Gores Hammett (1976) xxxii. 221 Laverty's right knee pumped, twice, up between Lynch's spraddled legs. ˈspraddling adj. ΚΠ 1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies i. iv O! what a ravishment 't had beene..To see thy busie Fingers cloathe and wrappe His spradling Limbs in thy indulgent Lappe! 1898 H. S. Canfield Maid of Frontier 89 He rode with the spraddling seat of a man more accustomed to the plow than to the scout's saddle. 1935 L. A. G. Strong Tuesday Afternoon 83 Between his spraddling knees he had spread a clean white napkin. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1632
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