bandy
[ ban-dee ]
/ ˈbæn di /
verb (used with object), ban·died, ban·dy·ing.
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.
adjective
(of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed: a new method for correcting bandy legs.
noun, plural ban·dies.
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Origin of bandy
1570–80; perhaps <Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, originally help, serve as member of a band of men. See band1
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British Dictionary definitions for bandy
bandy
/ (ˈbændɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
verb -dies, -dying or -died (tr)
noun plural -dies
Word Origin for bandy
C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis
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