straddle bug

A name given to the tumble bug or dung beetle. straddle-legged, adj. Having the legs wide apart; with the legs astride of an object. straddle-pipe, s. Gas : A bridge-pipe connecting the retort with the hydraulic main. straddle-plow, subst . A plow with two triangular, parallel shares, a little distance apart, and used for running on each side of a row of dropped corn, to cover the seed.