bandy
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.
to circulate freely: to bandy gossip.
(of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed: a new method for correcting bandy legs.
an early form of tennis.
Chiefly British. (formerly) hockey or shinny.
Obsolete. a hockey or shinny stick.
Origin of bandy
1Other words for bandy
Other words from bandy
- ban·di·ness, noun
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How to use bandy in a sentence
They had a net to catch penguins, a club like to our bandies, and wooden darts.
History of the Buccaneers of America | James BurneyA dialogue abounding in the passages I have already quoted—a dialogue which bandies 'O you screech-owl!'
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series | John Addington SymondsOur baggage and bandies were also carried over in them, but the cattle of every kind were obliged to swim.
Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B—— | Robert ButlerA fire at night, or smoke by day, may be tempered with human ingenuity, but nature bandies the sound waves with her breath.
Wings of the Wind | Credo HarrisIt should make an end of the treacly farce which bandies between hopelessly parted colleagues the title 'right hon. friend.'
British Dictionary definitions for bandy
/ (ˈbændɪ) /
Also: bandy-legged having legs curved outwards at the knees
(of legs) curved outwards at the knees
knock someone bandy Australian informal to amaze or astound
to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
to give and receive (blows)
(often foll by about) to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
to throw or strike to and fro; toss about
an early form of hockey, often played on ice
a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy
an old form of tennis
Origin of bandy
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