stridelegs

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Adverb

stridelegs (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland) Astride.
    • 1896, James Matthew Barrie, Sentimental Tommy, pages 160–161:
      So he stood stridelegs over Francie, who whimpered, "I wouldna have struck this one if that one hadna prayed for me. It wasna likely I would stand that."
    • 1917, May Sinclair, The Tree of Heaven, page 91:
      Dorothy rode my bike stridelegs coming back, so that I could sit in the dog-cart.

Etymology 2

Verb

stridelegs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strideleg
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