10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRADDLEBACK»
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straddleback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
straddleback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still
A woman came riding straddleback, and she wore a quare hat-piece, red as a
rooster's comb. I leant my rifle-gun against a stump and stood gaping.
Womenfolks up Pigeon Roost made their hats out of dyed shucks, or they took a
throw of ...
James Still, Ted Olson, 2012
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray : in 22 Volumes
Though you doubted me in the hour of need, And spoke of me very rude indeed,
You deserve good luck for showing such pluck, And I wont be angry at you." She
Rets on the prior's shoulder straddleback, The monks by-standing, one and all, ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1869
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The works of William Makepeace Thackeray
Though you doubted me in the hour of need, And spoke of me very rude indeed,
You deserve good luck for showing such pluck, And I wont be angry at you." She
gets on the prior's shoulder straddleback, The monks by-standing, one and all, ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1869
4
Classic Poetry Collection (Includes 18 Titles)
[She gets on the prior's shoulder straddleback,] The monks bystanding, one and
all, Of this wondrous scene beholders, To this kind promise listened content, And
couldn't contain their astonishment, When Saint Sophia moved and went Down ...
ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, Various, 2012
3. crosswise of, transversely to, athwart, thwart. — adv. 4. crosswise, crossways,
cross, crisscross; transversely, transversally, transverse, thwartedly, Obs. traverse
. 5. astride, astraddle, straddle, straddleback, straddle-legged; on. 6. on the other
...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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The Oxford Thackeray: With Illustrations
She gets on the prior'sshoulder straddleback, ' Well done, well done, Hyacinthus,
my son ! ' Thus spoke the sainted statue. 'Though you doubted me in the hour of
need, And spoke of me very rude indeed, You deserve good luck for showing ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, George Saintsbury, 1829
Straddleback load The lead truck here was tilted on a pedestal at the front of an
89-foot flatcar; the other nine were then raised into straddle position by an A-
frame hoist, with height kept under 16 feet to clear tunnels on the route. Ford ...
Saint Sophia, her speech. She gets on the Prior-'s shoulderi straddleback, And
bids him run. Ah! what a thrill felt Hyacinth, When he heard that villanons shout
Calmucl Now, thought he, my trial beginneth ,Saints, O give me courage and
pluck!
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1903
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The works of William Makepeace Thackeray
She gets on the Prior's shoulder straddleback, As thus the gallant Hyacinthus
spoke, He, with an air as easy and as free as If the quick-coming murder were a
joke, Folded his robes around his sides, and took Place under sainted Sophy's
legs ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, 1902
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Ballads and Critical Reviews
Saint Sophia, her speech. She gets on the I'rior's shoulder, straddleback, And
bids him run. Ah ! what a thrill felt Hyacinth, When he heard that villa-nous shout
Calmuc! Now, thought he, my trial beginneth ; Saints, 0 give me courage and
pluck !
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1899
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRADDLEBACK»
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straddleback is used in the context of the following news items.
Spartan gymnasts score upset over Hagerstown
“We thought Sarah deserved a higher score than that,” Borders said. “She did touch the floor, and I know that is a deduction, but her Straddleback should have ... «Newsexaminer, Jan 13»
Beam costs Cats as Arkansas rallies in gymnastics
The highlight of her routine was a Jaeger to a straddleback. "I basically let go of the high bar and I flip and I catch the high bar again," Ciokajlo said in explaining ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jan 11»
