astride Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb with one leg on each side
astraddle.
- she sat astride the chair
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adverb with the legs stretched far apart
WordNet
A*stride" adverb
Etymology
Pref.Definitions
With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle. Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade. Sir W. Scott.
Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose. Longfellow.
