[pan-dee] 
noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing. Chiefly Scot.| 1. | a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school. |
| 2. | to hit on the palm of the hand. |
| pan·dy (pān'dē) tr.v. pan·died, pan·dy·ing, pan·dies Chiefly British To strike on the open palm of the hand with a cane or strap for punishment at school. [Probably from Latin pandē, imperative sg. of pandēre, to spread out, open (the palm); see petə- in Indo-European roots.] |