Bandy
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Have legs that curve outward at the knees

verb


(2)   Discuss lightly
"We bandied around these difficult questions"
(3)   Exchange blows
(4)   Toss or strike a ball back and forth
WiktionaryText

Verb



  1. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
    to bandy words (with somebody)
  2. To use or pass about casually.
    to have one’s name bandied about (or around)

Adjective



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

Quotations
  • 1794, William Blake, The Little Vagabond, third stanza
    Then the Parson might preach, and drink, and sing,
    And we’d be as happy as birds in the spring;
    And modest Dame Lurch, who is always at church,
    Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.

Etymology 3


Possibly from the word most likely derived from the .

Noun


  1. A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey has developed.

Adjective



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