astride

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Can you ride like a man--astride, I mean?

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  1. adverb With a leg on each side: riding astride.
  2. adverb With the legs wide apart.
  3. preposition On or over and with a leg on each side of.
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  • It always frightened them to have me astride, and in their terror they swam at a tremendous pace until compelled to desist through sheer exhaustion. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
  • Mounted astride was a man all in black, brandishing a long-barreled rifle in one hand and the reins in the other. —  Travels with Isabel
  • She rode a pacer astride, carried a whip and wore spurs. —  Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines
  • She did this by making three rides astride which changed the political and equestrian landscape of America in a few short months. —  Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines
  • If they rode astride, they wore voluminous skirts or circusy costumes that were actually a safety hazard.
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