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bestraddle

American  
[bih-strad-l] / bɪˈstræd l /

verb (used with object)

bestraddled, bestraddling

  1. to bestride.

Etymology

Origin of bestraddle

First recorded in 1800–10; be- + straddle

Example Sentences

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Never speak ill of the beast you bestraddle!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various

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