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Definition bandy

Etymology 1

From French bander (“to bandy at tennis”), with -y, -ie added due to influence from Spanish and Portuguese bandear and or Old Occitan bandir (“to throw”), from the same root as English band. Compare also with banter.

Verb

bandy (third-person singular simple present bandies, present participle bandying, simple past and past participle bandied).

1. (transitive) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
2. (transitive) To use or pass about casually.
3. (transitive) To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports.
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To fight (with or against someone).

Etymology 2

From Scots bandy

Adjective

bandy (comparative bandier, superlative bandiest)

1. Bowlegged, or bending outward at the knees; as in bandy-legged.

Etymology 3

Probably from the verb bandy in the sense "toss/bat back and forth", or possibly from the Welsh word bando, most likely derived from the Proto-Germanic *bandj? (“a curved stick”).

Noun

bandy (uncountable)

1. (sports) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.
2. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.

Etymology 4

Telugu

Noun

bandy (plural bandies)

1. A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.

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