Bestride

be-strid', v. t. [imp. bestrid or -strode; p. p. -strid or -stridden; -striding.] To stride over: to stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs extended acro .' Bet, n. That which is staked, or pledged, in a contest: a wager. — v. t. To stake, or pledge upon the event of a "contest; to wager.