† ˈstridelong, adv. Obs. rare—1.
[f. stride n. + -long. Cf. striddling adv.]
With the legs wide apart.
| 1609 Holland Amm. Marcell. xiv. 16 The militarie men..with hairie cords bound fast to his legges, drew him stride⁓long [L. divaricatum] without any intermission as farre as to the Præfects Prætorium. |