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ban·dy  audio  (bnd) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ban·died , ban·dy·ing , ban·dies
    1. To toss or throw back and forth.
    2. To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth.
    1. To give and receive (words, for example); exchange: The old friends bandied compliments when they met.
    2. To discuss in a casual or frivolous manner: bandy an idea about.
ADJECTIVE:
Bowed or bent in an outward curve: bandy legs.
NOUN:
Sports pl. ban·dies
  1. A game resembling field hockey but played on ice by skaters.
  2. A stick, bent at one end, used in playing this game.
ETYMOLOGY:
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