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† 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...
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striddle
▪ I. striddle, n. (ˈstrɪd(ə)l) [f. the verb.] A stride.1721 Ramsay Elegy Patie Birnie xi, How pleasant was 't to see thee diddle And dance sae finely..With nose forgainst a lass's middle,..With cutty steps to ding their striddle, And gar them fag. 1835 D. Webster Sc. Rhymes 42 (E.D.D.) Losh! he lamp...
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striddlings
striddling(s, adv. dial. (ˈstrɪdlɪŋ(z)) Forms: 5–6 strydlingis, 7, 9 stridling, 9 stridelins, stridlin(g)s (see Eng. Dial. Dict.). [f. strid- wk. stem of stride n. or v. + -ling, -lings.] Astride.c 1440 Alphabet of Tales 392 And onone þe devull come & sett hym stridlyngis on hys bakk. 1528 Lyndesay ...
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