bandy

Meaning

Verb

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. (intransitive, obsolete) To fight (with or against someone).

Adj

Bow-legged, having knees bending outward.

Noun

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

bowed

bowleg

bowlegged

bandy-legged

kick around

cart

brabble

carriage

chat

chop

clash

confabulate

confer

confer with

contend

converse

crook

curved

debate

discuss

drop

drub

ferule

feud

flop

fluctuate

gamble

higgle

ingot

jar

🫙

jaw

parenthetic

parenthetical

pelt

perch

pitch

quarrel

rod

shaft

shower

🚿

shuttlecock

spar

squabble

staff

stick

strive

swap

swop

talk

🗣️

tortuous

Translations

arqueado

wechseln

krom

çarpık

atışmak

bandy

bandy

Bandy

wisselen

verbreiten

κυρτός

bandy

στραβοπόδης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbændi/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: bandear

Cognate with Old Provençal: bandir

Cognate with English: band

In summary

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.