pandy

[ pan-dee ]

/ ˈpæn di /

Chiefly Scot.

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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.

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Origin of pandy

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

Words nearby pandy

pandour, pandowdy, p & p, P&S, pandurate, pandy, pane, paned, paneer, panegyric, panegyrist

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How to use pandy in a sentence

Perhaps a pandy had been lying down there where he and Alec stood.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
Some versions read handy-pandy in the first of these, with another variation, that would not now be tolerated.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
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
Pandy has quite given up fighting, except pot-shots under cover, and runs at the very sight of troops advancing.
Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India|W. S. R. Hodson

At that moment Mungal Pandy rushed at him and cut him down with a sword.
India Under British Rule|James Talboys Wheeler

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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