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a⋅strad⋅dle

  [uh-strad-l]
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–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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a·strad·dle   (ə-strād'l)   
adv.  

  1. In a straddling position; astride.

  2. Across or over both sides.

prep.  So as to straddle or bridge; astride.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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