2 definitions
for Straddling
From 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.
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2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of
a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Straddling \Strad"dling\, a.
Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two
circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v.
t., 3. --Knight.
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