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ban⋅dy

  [ban-dee] verb, -died, -dy⋅ing, adjective, noun, plural -dies.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
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
4. (of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed: a new method for correcting bandy legs.
–noun
5. an early form of tennis.
6. Chiefly British. (formerly) hockey or shinny.
7. Obsolete. a hockey or shinny stick.
Origin:
1570–80; perh. < Sp bandear to conduct, bandy, orig. help, serve as member of a band of men. See band 1

Related forms:
ban⋅di⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. reciprocate, interchange, swap, barter.
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ban·dy   (bān'dē)   
tr.v.   ban·died, ban·dy·ing, ban·dies

    1. To toss or throw back and forth.

    2. To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth.

    3. To give and receive (words, for example); exchange: The old friends bandied compliments when they met.

    4. To discuss in a casual or frivolous manner: bandy an idea about.

    1. To give and receive (words, for example); exchange: The old friends bandied compliments when they met.

    2. To discuss in a casual or frivolous manner: bandy an idea about.

adj.  Bowed or bent in an outward curve: bandy legs.
n.   pl. ban·dies Sports

  1. A game resembling field hockey but played on ice by skaters.

  2. A stick, bent at one end, used in playing this game.


[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bandy  (v.)
1577, "to strike back and forth," from M.Fr. bander, from root of band (2). The sense apparently evolved from "join together to oppose," to opposition itself, to "exchanging blows," then metaphorically, to volleying in tennis. Bandy was a 17c. Irish game, precursor of field hockey, played with curved sticks, hence bandy-legged (1688).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ban·dy
Pronunciation: 'ban-dE
Function: adjective
1 of legs : bowed outward at or below the knee
2 : BOWLEGGED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Encyclopedia

bandy

a game similar to ice hockey. It is played almost exclusively in the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic countries, and Mongolia. A team is composed of from 8 to 11 players who wear skates and use curved sticks to hit a ball. Rink size varies but is characteristically larger than an ice hockey rink (about 100 by 55 m [109 by 60 yards]). The goalie does not use a stick but, alone among the players, can touch the ball with his hands. There are two halves of 45 minutes each, and play commences at the centre circle. Unlike hockey, no play is allowed behind the goals. Play begins with a "stroke off," and each team is confined to its own half of the rink. The use of a ball instead of a flat puck makes bandy faster than hockey. Free strokes are given for penalties, such as for going over the midline. Free substitution is permitted. There are six officials in the game. Bandy originated in England in the late 18th century, and the modern game of ice hockey probably developed from it.

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