Bestrode
[bi'strəud]
Definition
(imp.) of Bestride
(-) of Bestride
(-) imp. & p. p. of Bestride.
Editor: Pratt
Examples
- ROMANCE I Bold Turpin vunce, on Hounslow Heath, His bold mare Bess bestrode--er; Ven there he see'd the Bishop's coach A-coming along the road--er. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Properly, with the sorry relics we bestrode, it was a three days' journey to Damascus. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Editor: Pratt