Associations to the word «Bandy»

Wiktionary

BANDY, verb. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
BANDY, verb. To use or pass about casually.
BANDY, verb. To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports.
BANDY, adjective. Bowlegged, or bending outward at the knees; as in bandy legged.
BANDY, noun. (sports) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.
BANDY, noun. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
BANDY, noun. A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.
BANDY ABOUT, verb. To talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.
BANDY AROUND, verb. To talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.

Dictionary definition

BANDY, verb. Toss or strike a ball back and forth.
BANDY, verb. Exchange blows.
BANDY, verb. Discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions".
BANDY, adjective. Have legs that curve outward at the knees.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats