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Strad"dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Straddling (?).] [Freq. from the root of stride.] 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
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2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
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Strad"dle, v. t. To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.
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Strad"dle, n. 1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
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2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.
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3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a “put” and a “call,” i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant]
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