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bandy

[ ban-dee ]

verb (used with object)

bandied, bandying.
  1. to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange:

    to bandy blows; to bandy words.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.
  3. to circulate freely:

    to bandy gossip.



adjective

  1. (of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed:

    a new method for correcting bandy legs.

noun

plural bandies.
  1. an early form of tennis.
  2. Chiefly British. (formerly) hockey or shinny.
  3. Obsolete. a hockey or shinny stick.

bandy

/ ˈæԻɪ /

adjective

  1. Alsobandy-legged having legs curved outwards at the knees
  2. (of legs) curved outwards at the knees
  3. knock someone bandy informal.
    to amaze or astound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
  2. to give and receive (blows)
  3. often foll by about to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
  4. to throw or strike to and fro; toss about
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an early form of hockey, often played on ice
  2. a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy
  3. an old form of tennis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bandy1

1570–80; perhaps < Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, originally help, serve as member of a band of men. See band 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bandy1

C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis
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Sir Keir said "the figures being bandied around are absolutely wide of the mark".

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When the mystery of the LRDs first became apparent, professional and citizen scientists alike bandied about alternative theories for the LRDs’ redness, all of which is healthy for the state of scientific discourse.

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“In order to rise From its own ashes,” she wrote in the sentence I’m seeing bandied about the most, “A phoenix First Must Burn.”

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The idea that Israel is dedicated to genocide of the Palestinians has been routinely bandied about for decades at the United Nations and by anti-Israel governments and organizations.

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On the other end of that line is a thriving subset of social media where the term is bandied about as a warning to adopt more than one kitten at a time.

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