bestraddle

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Bestraddle, be-strad′dl, v.t. to bestride.

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Never speak ill of the beast you bestraddle!

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V. be supported &c.; lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on &c.; have at one's back; bestride, bestraddle†. support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder; hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up; uphold, upbear†; prop; under prop, under pin, under set; riprap; bandage &c.

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