bandy-bandy

[ ban-dee-ban-dee ]

/ ˈbæn diˌbæn di /

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noun, plural ban·dy-ban·dies.

a small venomous snake, Vermicella annulata, inhabiting New South Wales, marked with black and white bands.

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Origin of bandy-bandy

First recorded in 1925–30; from Kattang (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken between Port Stephens and Port Macquarie, New South Wales) bandi-bandi

Words nearby bandy-bandy

bandurria, b and w, bandwagon, bandwidth, bandy, bandy-bandy, bandy-legged, bandy legs, Bandywallop, bane, baneberry

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How to use bandy-bandy in a sentence

Physicists bandy around concepts like supersymmetry, technicolor, and extra dimensions.
After the Higgs Boson: What Scientists Will Do With the Discovery|Sean Carroll|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You bandy contradictory allegations; you no longer believe each other; you must appeal to a third party.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
Anyway he stuck his head up and tried to catch a light without stopping his bandy.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
The epithets are carefully arranged up a scale until they reach bandy-legged—an utterly unpardonable insult.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

I flung Bandy Jim a piece of gold and told him I would see him again.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon
Bandy Jim did not wait for the eager question on the tip of my tongue.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon

British Dictionary definitions for bandy-bandy

bandy-bandy

/ (ˈbændɪˈbændɪ) /

noun plural -bandies

a small Australian elapid snake, Vermicella annulata, ringed with black and yellow

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