• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straddle • (a.) Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/straddling/
Strad'dling adjective Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle , intransitive verb , and Straddle , transitive verb , 3. Knight. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/205