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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1529
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(Striddillingis,) Strydlingis, adv. [Late ME stridlyngis (c1440), f. strid-, wk. stem of Stride v., and -ling(is).] Astride. — 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 89.
I bure thy grace vpon my bak, And, sumtymes, strydlingis on my nek
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