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straddle 1. Athletics a high-jumping technique in which the body is parallel with the bar and the legs straddle it at the highest point of the jump 2. (in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer 3. Irish a wooden frame placed on a horse's back to which panniers are attached How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He saw a man climb to the top of the fence, straddle the rail, and fire a part- ing shot. Van Horn gallantly helped the old man to clamber to the rail, straddle the barbed wire, and gain the deck. And the fellow will drink when he can get an opportunity; your drinking Indian always learns to walk with a wider toe than the natural savage, it being the gift of a drunkard to straddle, whether of white or red skin. |
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