astraddle

 [uh-strad-l]  

a·strad·dle

   [uh-strad-l]
adverb, adjective, preposition
astride with one leg on each side of; astride: sitting astraddle a fence.
Origin:
1695–1705; a-1 + straddle
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astraddle (əˈstrædəl)
 
—adj
1.  (postpositive) with a leg on either side of something
 
—prep
2.  astride

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