01 adv. With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.
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With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.“Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade.” — Sir W. Scott.“Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose.” — Longfellow.