Definition of Straddling

1. a. Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3.

Definition of Straddling

1. Verb. (present participle of straddle) ¹

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Definition of Straddling

1. straddle [v] - See also: straddle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straddling

strabisms
strabismus
strabismuses
strabotomy
stracchino
stracciatella
stracciatellas
straczekite
straddle
straddle carrier
straddle carriers
straddled
straddler
straddlers
straddles
straddling (current term)
stradiot
stradiots
strads
strae
straes
strafe
strafed
strafer
strafers
strafes
straff
straffed
straffing
straffs

Literary usage of Straddling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"Then straddling goes, says, " Frenchmen fear no bears! " Vows " he will travel to the Siege of Brest! " Swears, " Captains, they do all against the hair! ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... straddling ; or from K. »par, to close, to «hut, because denoting opposition ; q. nsing one's foot as a ..."

3. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Stem 5 or 6 inches high, herbaceous, columnar, gently wind, ing, straddling. Leaves elliptically spear-shaped, very entire. Flowers from the base of the ..."

4. McClellan; a Vindication of the Military Career of General George B by James Havelock Campbell (1916)
"... CHAPTER XXXII straddling THE CHICKAHOMINY The men that have written concerning the Civil War look upon one matter with practical unanimity,—namely, ..."

5. Ten Years in Wall Street: Or, Revelations of Inside Life and Experience on by William Worthington Fowler (1870)
"... and Ways—The "Merry Old Gentleman" —The Wisdom of the Serpent, but not the Harmlessness of the Dove—Daniel Drew as an Acrobat—straddling the Market. ..."

6. A Treatise on Gymnasticks by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1828)
"This kind occurs frequently in vaulting. IX. Crossing is straddling with a spring, and crossing the legs alternately in descending. ..."

7. Witch, Warlock, and Magician: Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in by William Henry Davenport Adams (1889)
"... were just as ready to believe that an untaught village crone had made a compact with the devil, and bartered her soul for the right of straddling across ..."

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