Bandy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), ban·died, ban·dy·ing.
  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
  1. (of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed: a new method for correcting bandy legs.
noun, plural ban·dies.
  1. an early form of tennis.
  2. (formerly) hockey or shinny.
  3. a hockey or shinny stick.
adjective -dier or -diest
  1. having legs curved outwards at the knees
  2. (of legs) curved outwards at the knees
  3. to amaze or astound
verb -dies, -dying or -died (tr)
  1. to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
  2. to give and receive (blows)
  3. to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
  4. to throw or strike to and fro; toss about
noun plural -dies
  1. an early form of hockey, often played on ice
  2. a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy
  3. an old form of tennis
Bandy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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