stroddlev.
/ˈstrɒd(ə)l/ Now regional (see English Dial. Dict.).
intransitive. = straddle v.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > with legs wide apart
stridec700
straddle1565
stroddle1607
the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (intransitive)] > legs
striddle1530
to shed the shanksc1553
straddle1565
stroddle1607
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [verb (intransitive)] > keep legs wide apart or close together
to go narrow1646
straddle1685
stroddle1702
1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. 1 Vnskilfull statuaries, who suppose (In forging a Colossus) if they make him Stroddle enough..Their worke is goodly.
1630 T. Randolph Aristippus, Pedler 31 I haue strodled ouer three of the terrestrial globes with my Geometricall rambling.
1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 71 Then Apollyon strodled quite over the whole breadth of the way. View more context for this quotation
1702 London Gaz. No. 3867/4 Stolen.., a black Mare..stroddles in her walk as if her Back was broke.
Derivatives
stroddling adj. (in quot. figurative).
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > turning aside from a course of action
deviantc1400
offward1563
non-resident1616
stroddling1647
sidestepping1902
1647 Maids Petition 1 To avoid all strodling or stragling intentions or actions on dayes consecrate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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