spraddle

verb

sprad·​dle ˈspra-dᵊl 

spraddled; spraddling ˈspra-dᵊl-iŋ 

ˈsprad-liŋ

intransitive verb

1

: sprawl

2

: to go or walk with a straddling gait : straddle

transitive verb

1

: sprawl

2

: to spread (the legs) wide apart

a duck with spraddled legs

Word History

Etymology

perhaps blend of straddle and sprawl

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1