spraddle-legged

American  

[sprad-l-leg-id, -legd] / ˈspræd lˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /

adjective

1. moving with or having the legs wide apart.

   a spraddle-legged walk.

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adverb

1. with the legs sprawled, spread apart, etc..

   sitting spraddle-legged on the chair.

Etymology

Origin of spraddle-legged

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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spraddle-legged

Cattle experts believe that the epidemic of dwarfism may be a result of breeding beef cattle for squat, spraddle-legged, "blocky" figures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crouching spraddle-legged on the parking strips at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., a line of sleek, grey jet planes with round plastic noses waits day & night for the summons to take the air.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its spraddle-legged landing gear hung gauntly from its snub-nosed body.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he went out with his spraddle-legged, short-backswing "telephone booth" stroke, and won the Doral Open itself, with a nine-under-par 275 for 72 holes, which gave him a one-stroke victory and $20,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, in the glow of our lamplight, came the sergeant-major standing spraddle-legged in front of us.

From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot