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Added 10 October 2026

bandy

/ˈbændi/ verb

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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.

adjective

Bow-legged, having knees bending outward.

noun

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.
↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandy

noun

A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.

Origin

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.

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