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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•dy /ˈbændi/USA pronunciation v., -died, -dy•ing, adj. v. [~ + object] - to pass from one to another freely;
exchange: Various ideas were bandied about.
adj. - (of legs) curving outward;
bowed:a cowboy with bandy legs.
ban•di•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ban•dy (ban′dē),USA pronunciation v., -died, -dy•ing, adj., n., pl. -dies. v.t. - to pass from one to another or back and forth;
give and take;
trade;
exchange:to bandy blows; to bandy words. - Sportto throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.
- to circulate freely:to bandy gossip.
adj. - (of legs) having a bend or crook outward;
bowed:a new method for correcting bandy legs.
n. - Sportan early form of tennis.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.](formerly) hockey or shinny.
- Sport[Obs.]a hockey or shinny stick.
- Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, origin, originally help, serve as member of a band of men. See band1
- perh. 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reciprocate, interchange, swap, barter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bandy /ˈbændɪ/ adj ( -dier, -diest)- Also: bandy-legged having legs curved outwards at the knees
- (of legs) curved outwards at the knees
vb ( -dies, -dying, -died)(transitive)- to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
- to give and receive (blows)
- (often followed by about) to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis |