/ bɪˈstraɪd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( literary ) to sit with one leg on either side of sth :
He bestrode his horse.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bestrīdan (see be- , stride ).
/ bɪˈstraɪd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( literary ) to sit with one leg on either side of sth :
He bestrode his horse.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bestrīdan (see be- , stride ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005