straddle-legged

straddle-legged
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|legə̇d, esp Brit -gd\ adverb (or adjective)
: with the legs wide apart : astride of something : astraddle

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straddˈle-legged adjective
Having the legs wide apart
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