pandy
noun
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
pandies
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pluralof pandy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was indeed a splendid sight when the cavalry debouched from yonder grove, and with Sir Colin at their head, dashed into the retreating pandies.
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley
The pandies have been intrenching themselves very strongly at Dong, which is five miles from here.
From In Times of Peril by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Do you line that low wall, and keep back the pandies a minute or two; they will be on us like a swarm of bees.
From In Times of Peril by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
