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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

bestride



Does she 'bestride' the cow?
  

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No. She is astride the bull. The dictionary has "bestride" as a verb meaning to ride with one leg on each side.

— AlpheccaStars

  • No.
  • She is astride the bull.
  • The dictionary has "bestride" as a verb meaning to ride with one leg on each side.
  • But this is a very rare word and not used much anymore.
  • Just "riding" or astride is more common.
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No. She is astride the bull.

The dictionary has "bestride" as a verb meaning to ride with one leg on each side. But this is a very rare word and not used much anymore.

Just "riding" or astride is more common.
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Hi.A-Stars,

Hmmm.

I think of 'astride' as 'having one leg on either side of'.
In the picture, she doesn't.

Clive
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What word represents her action?
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contrapositionWhat word represents her action?
She is riding a bull. You can also say she is sitting on a bull.
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Is there no word describing her distinctive way of riding?
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She is riding a bull sidesaddle.
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contrapositionIs there no word describing her distinctive way of riding?
Riding side-saddle.

The woman is riding the bull side-saddle.
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Yes, that's just what I want to know!
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But she doesn't seem to have a saddle at all. A sidesaddle is a form of saddle that allows a woman to ride with both legs on one side of the animal. The verb used in the Wiki is "sit aside" rather than "sit astride."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidesaddle

Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianis
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AlpheccaStarsBut she doesn't..
Hello AlpheccaStars,

Hmm.. I'm not sure about this, but is it possible that the term can be used figuratively to address that particular way of riding?

Thank you.
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