[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

straddle \strad"dle\, v. i. imp.  p. p. straddled; p. pr. 
   vb. n. straddling. freq. from the root of stride.
   1. to part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs
      far apart.
      1913 webster

   2. to stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of
      a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
      1913 webster
see also:
straddled straddling 

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