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Spraddled

Parf of speech: Adjective, OED Year: 1926, OED Evaluation: Now chiefly dialect and U.S.

To spread or stretch (one's legs, etc.) wide apart.

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I had a hell of a job to hit the ball, but if I ever did, I would just take off, and then- then I'd have to lift up some of my fellow players that were trying to get home, because they were spraddled with their skis like this here.
To spread or stretch (one's legs, etc.) wide apart.