2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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straddle — [[t]stræ̱d(ə)l[/t]] straddles, straddling, straddled 1) VERB If you straddle something, you put or have one leg on either side of it. [V n] He looked at her with a grin and sat down, straddling the chair. 2) VERB If something straddles a river,… … English dictionary
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