astraddle
Collocations
5ADJ.
fair, irish
VERB + ASTRADDLE
air, sat, standing
ASTRADDLE + NOUN
broomstick, road, stone, table
PREP.
in, on, through
ADV.
rakishly
Definitions
adv
In a straddling position; astride.
The Charioteer rides afore, a-ſtraddle on the Beam that makes the Yoke for the Oxen, which is covered with Scarlet, and finely carved underneath […]
A faint string of smoke was rising from a cigarette-tray—a number of Vanity Fair sat astraddle on the table.
prep
In a straddling position on.
[…] see that your men reload their muskets the meanwhile, ready for any old woman we may see riding through the air astraddle a broomstick.
The used-to-be sheriff sat rakishly astraddle his horse.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — with one leg on each side
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The Charioteer rides afore, a-ſtraddle on the Beam that makes the Yoke for the Oxen, which is covered with Scarlet, and finely carved underneath […]
WiktionaryA faint string of smoke was rising from a cigarette-tray—a number of Vanity Fair sat astraddle on the table.
WiktionaryShe climbed his body and wrapped her legs around him and they made love there, man standing, woman astraddle, in the stone odor of demolition.
Wiktionary[…] see that your men reload their muskets the meanwhile, ready for any old woman we may see riding through the air astraddle a broomstick.
WiktionaryThe used-to-be sheriff sat rakishly astraddle his horse.
WiktionaryHe spies a group of Irish officers astraddle the road, conferring on horseback.
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