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bestride

best·ride

US/bɪˈstɹaɪd/ uncommon

verb

1.

get on the back of

  • “mount a horse”

Origin

From Middle English bestriden, from Old English bestrīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīdan; equivalent to be- + stride. Compare Dutch bestrijden, German bestreiten.

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