pandy

[ pan-dee ]

/ ˈpæn di /

Chiefly Scot.

noun, plural pan·dies.

a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.

verb (used with object), pan·died, pan·dy·ing.

to hit on the palm of the hand.

Nearby words

pandour, pandoura, pandowdy, pandurate, pandure, pandy, pane, paned, paneer, panegyric, panegyrist

Origin of pandy

1795–1805; < Latin pande stretch out! (imperative of pandere), i.e., open your hand to take the blow

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Examples from the Web for pandy

Master Pandy had played a doubtful game for heavy stakes, and had lost all.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure|Timothy Gowing
Passing on we came to a place called Pandy uchaf, or the higher Fulling mill.
Wild Wales|George Borrow
Pandy, pan′di, n. a stroke on the palm as a school punishment.
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Also potatoes mashed with butter and milk; same as 'pandy,' which see.
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The fourth is a long one-shot hole in a seaward direction, and the next is Pandy.
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British Dictionary definitions for pandy

pandy

/ (ˈpændɪ) mainly Scot and Irish /

noun plural -dies

(in schools) a stroke on the hand with a strap as a punishment

verb -dies, -dying or -died

(tr) to punish with such strokes

Word Origin for pandy

C19: from Latin pande (manum) stretch out (the hand), from pandere to spread or extend

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