astraddle

[ uh-strad-l ]

/ əˈstræd l /

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adverb, adjective, preposition

astride with one leg on each side of; astride: sitting astraddle a fence.

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Nearby words

astound, astounding, astr-, astr., astrachan, astraddle, astragal, astragalectomy, astragalus, astrakhan, astral

Origin of astraddle

First recorded in 1695–1705; a-¹ + straddle

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Examples from the Web for astraddle

He made a few turns around the room, astraddle of his chair, and ended by a grand somersault, as if his steed had dismounted him.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
Set him astraddle the wooden horse with a spear shaft at either foot to teach him that a soldier's first duty is not to think.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Astraddle on Tono-Bungay, he flashed athwart the empty heavens—like a comet—rather, like a stupendous rocket!
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Having careered, plunging and tugging and side-stepping, until she was astraddle of the outside trace, Jenny stopped.
The Pike's Peak Rush|Edwin L. Sabin

The antagonists in the strange duello sat back to back, astraddle a seat.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for astraddle

astraddle

/ (əˈstrædəl) /

adjective

(postpositive) with a leg on either side of something

preposition

astride

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