Astride
Pronunciation : A*stride"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + stride.]
Definition : Defn: With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle. Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade. Sir W. Scott. Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose. Longfellow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913