bandy

[ ban-dee ]

/ ˈbæn di /

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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.

an early form of tennis.

Chiefly British. (formerly) hockey or shinny.

Obsolete. a hockey or shinny stick.

Origin of bandy

1570–80; perhaps < Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, orig. help, serve as member of a band of men. See band¹

SYNONYMS FOR bandy

1 reciprocate, interchange, swap, barter.

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OTHER WORDS FROM bandy

ban·di·ness, noun

Words nearby bandy

bandung, bandura, bandurria, bandwagon, bandwidth, bandy, bandy legs, bandy-bandy, bandy-legged, bandywallop, bane

Example sentences from the Web for bandy

Bandy Walker looked round on a circle of faces all unfriendly to him.

The Fighting Edge |William MacLeod Raine
"But I did not come here to bandy words with you," she went on.

The "Genius" |Theodore Dreiser
Bidding me "good-evening," Bandy Tom puffed away at his pipe, and listened to what I was saying.

The Call Of The South |Louis Becke
This Bandy Walker was a gunman and a rough-and-tumble fighter.

The Fighting Edge |William MacLeod Raine

However, I made no reply; I would not bandy words with a raven.

A Tramp Abroad, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for bandy

bandy

/ (ˈbændɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

Also: bandy-legged having legs curved outwards at the knees

(of legs) curved outwards at the knees

knock someone bandy Australian informal to amaze or astound

verb -dies, -dying or -died (tr)

to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner

to give and receive (blows)

(often foll by about) to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)

to throw or strike to and fro; toss about

noun plural -dies

an early form of hockey, often played on ice

a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy

an old form of tennis

Word Origin for bandy

C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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bandy

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

adjective

noun, plural ban·dies.

Origin of bandy

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Example sentences from the Web for bandy

British Dictionary definitions for bandy

adjective -dier or -diest

verb -dies, -dying or -died (tr)

noun plural -dies

Word Origin for bandy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

bandy

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

adjective

noun, plural ban·dies.

Origin of bandy

SYNONYMS FOR bandy

OTHER WORDS FROM bandy

Words nearby bandy

Words related to bandy

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adjective -dier or -diest

verb -dies, -dying or -died (tr)

noun plural -dies

Word Origin for bandy

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