bandy

bandy
I. verb (bandied; bandying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro 2. a. to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b. exchange; especially to exchange (words) argumentatively c. to discuss lightly or banteringly d. to use in a glib or offhand manner — often used with about <
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3. archaic to band together intransitive verb 1. obsolete contend 2. archaic unite II. noun Date: 1693 a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype III. adjective Etymology: perhaps from 2bandy (hockey stick) Date: 1687 1. of legs bowed 2. bowlegged • bandy-legged adjective

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  • Bandy — is a winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick. It shares a common ancestry with ice hockey, in that it likely developed from the informal ball and stick on ice games known collectively as shinny. As such, the game is played outdoors on a… …   Wikipedia

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  • bandy — Ⅰ. bandy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (bandier, bandiest) ▪ (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete bandy curved hockey stick . Ⅱ. bandy [2] ► …   English terms dictionary

  • bandy — BÁNDY s.n. Hochei pe gheaţă care se practică cu mingea în loc de puc, pe un teren de fotbal. [pron. bendi. / < engl. bandy]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  BANDY BÉNDI/ s. n. joc sportiv, asemănător cu hocheiul pe gheaţă, care …   Dicționar Român

  • bandy — (v.) 1570s, to strike back and forth, from M.Fr. bander, from root of BAND (Cf. band) (2). The sense apparently evolved from join together to oppose, to opposition itself, to exchanging blows, then metaphorically, to volleying in tennis. Bandy (n …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bandy — Ban dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} (b[a^]n d[ e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. [1913 Webster] Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. Cudworth. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bandy — Ban dy, n.; pl. {Bandies} ( d[i^]z). [Cf. F. band[ e], p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See {Band}, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bandy — Ban dy, v. i. To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way. [1913 Webster] Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bandy — Ban dy, a. Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bandy — bandy1 [ban′dē] vt. bandied, bandying [Fr bander, to bandy at tennis, lit., connect by binding: see BAND1, vt.] 1. to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball 2. to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly 3. to give and take; specif …   English World dictionary

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