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bandy¹
- /ˈbændi/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
From French bander (“to bandy at tennis”), with -y, -ie added due to influence from Spanish and Portuguese bandear and/or Old Occitan bandir (“to throw”), from the same root as English band. Compare also with banter.
verb bandies · bandying · bandied · bandie
- To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. to bandy words (with somebody)
- To use or pass about casually. to have one's name bandied about (or around)
- To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports. Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal?
- To fight (with or against someone). Brother displaie my ensignes in the field, Ile bandie with the Barons and the Earles, And eyther die, or liue with Gaueston.
bandy²
- /ˈbændi/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots bandy.
adjective bandier · bandiest
- Bow-legged, having knees bending outward. 1794, William Blake, The Little Vagabond, third stanza Then the Parson might preach, and drink, and sing, / And we’d be as happy as birds in the spring; / And modest Dame Lurch, who is always at church, / Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.
bandy³
- /ˈbændi/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
Probably from the verb bandy in the sense "toss/bat back and forth", or possibly from the Welsh word bando, most likely derived from the Proto-Germanic *bandją (“a curved stick”).
noun bandies
- A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.
- A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
bandy⁴
- /ˈbændi/
Rhymes with -ændi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Telugu బండి (baṇḍi).
noun bandies
- A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.
Bandy⁵
Rhymes with -ændi
proper noun Bandys
- A surname.
Translations
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verb to give and receive reciprocally
| Español | intercambiar, cambiar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wechseln, austauschen |
noun winter sport played on ice
| Français | bandy |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bandy |
| Italiano | bandy |
| Русский | хокке́й с мячом xokkéj s mjačom |
Talk about this word "bandy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bandy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bandy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bandy "bandy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bandy.Cite this
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title = {bandy},
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