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astraddle

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a·strad·dle  (-strdl)
adv.
1. In a straddling position; astride.
2. Across or over both sides.
prep.
So as to straddle or bridge; astride.
astraddle [əˈstrædəl]
adj
(postpositive) with a leg on either side of something
prep
astride
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Adv.1.astraddle - with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair"
astride


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But pretty soon he struggled up astraddle and grabbed the bridle, a-reeling this way and that; and the next minute he sprung up and dropped the bridle and stood
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
But you see how compassionate heaven sends aid in our sorest need; Don Gaiferos advances, and without minding whether the rich petticoat is torn or not, he seizes her and by force brings her to the ground, and then with one jerk places her on the haunches of his horse, astraddle like a man, and bids her hold on tight and clasp her arms round his neck, crossing them on his breast so as not to fall, for the lady Melisendra was not used to that style of riding.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
The lion stood astraddle Tarzan with his front paws.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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