Meanings
stridelegs1
adverbstridelegs (not comparable)
alternative stride-legs
- Scotlandnot comparableAstride.
Dorothy rode my bike stridelegs coming back, so that I could sit in the dog-cart.
1917, May Sinclair, The Tree of Heaven, page 911 more example
So he stood stridelegs over Francie, who whimpered, "I wouldna have struck this one if that one hadna prayed for me. It wasna likely I would stand that."
1896, James Matthew Barrie, Sentimental Tommy, pages 160–161
stridelegs2
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of strideleg
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stridelegs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stridelegs
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stridelegs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stridelegs.
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