Spraddle (verb)
sp-rad-l
Spread (one’s legs) far apart.
Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘sprawl’): probably from sprad, dialect past participle of spread.
Example sentences
“Have you seen the way the giraffe has to spraddle its legs to drink?”
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