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bandy

1. ban.dy \'ban-de-\ vb [prob. fr. MF bander to be tight, to bandy, fr. 
   bande strip - mor]e at BAND 1: to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro  2a: to 
   toss from side to side or pass about from one to another  2b: EXCHANGE; esp 
   : to exchange (words) argumentatively  2c: to discuss lightly or 
   banteringly  2d: to use in a glib or offhand manner  archaic  3: to band 
   together  obs  1: CONTEND  archaic  2: UNITE 
2. bandy n [perh. fr. MF bande`, pp. of bander] : a game similar to hockey 
   and believed to be its prototype 
3. bandy \.ban-de--'leg(-*)d, -'la-g(-*)d\ aj [prob. fr. bandy (hockey 
   stick)] of legs  1: BOWED  2: BOWLEGGED  - ban.dy-legged aj