verbWord forms: -dies, -dying or -died(transitive)
4.
to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
5.
to give and receive (blows)
6. (often foll by about)
to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
7.
to throw or strike to and fro; toss about
nounWord forms: plural-dies
8.
an early form of hockey, often played on ice
9.
a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy
10.
an old form of tennis
Word origin
C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis
Examples of 'bandies' in a sentence
bandies
She is also formidable as she bandies insults with an opposing QC or apologises sweetly to the judge.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003)
All related terms of 'bandies'
bandier
having legs curved outwards at the knees
bandiest
having legs curved outwards at the knees
bandy
If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
bandy-bandies
a small Australian elapid snake , Vermicella annulata , ringed with black and yellow
bandy about
If someone's name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around , that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way .
bandy-bandy
a small Australian elapid snake , Vermicella annulata , ringed with black and yellow