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bestride

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Verb — To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.

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From Middle English bestriden, from Old English bestrīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīdan; equivalent to be- + stride. Compare Dutch bestrijden, German bestreiten.

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