subs. (theatrical).In pl. = trousers: see KICKS.
TO STRIDE A POT, verb. phr. (common).To piss (of women): hence AS GOOD AS EVER STRODE A POT = as good as ever PISSED (q.v.).
TO TAKE IN ONES STRIDE, verb. phr. (common).To do easily, and without an effort, as a hunter or a steeple-fencer takes a fence.