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  • 11bandy — ban|dy1 [ˈbændi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bandy hockey stick (17 19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; BANDY2] bandy legs curve out at the knees >bandy legged [ˌbændi ˈlegd, ˈlegıd] adj bandy 2… …

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  • 12bandy — 1 adjective bandy legs curve outwards at the knees bandy legged adjective 2 verb bandy words (with) old fashioned to quarrel with someone bandy sth about phrasal verb (T) to mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially to impress… …

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  • 13bandy — 1. adj. (bandier, bandiest) 1 (of the legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees. 2 (also bandy legged) (of a person) having bandy legs. Etymology: perh. f. obs. bandy curved stick 2. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 (often foll. by about) a pass (a… …

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  • 14bandy — v. (D; tr.) to bandy with (to bandy words with smb.) * * * [ bændɪ] (D;tr.) to bandywith (to bandywords with smb.) …

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  • 15bandy — 1. verb /ˈbændi/ a) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. to bandy words (with somebody) b) To use or pass about casually. to have one’s na …

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  • 16bandy — I adjective bandy legs Syn: bowed, curved, bent; bow legged, bandy legged Ant: straight II verb 1) a figure of $40,000 has been bandied about what s the latest story being bandied about? Syn: to …

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  • 17bandy — bandiness, n. /ban dee/, v., bandied, bandying, adj., n., pl. bandies. v.t. 1. to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words. 2. to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side,… …

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  • 18bandy — I UK [ˈbændɪ] / US verb Word forms bandy : present tense I/you/we/they bandy he/she/it bandies present participle bandying past tense bandied past participle bandied bandy words Phrasal verbs: bandy around II UK [ˈbændɪ] / US adjective Word forms …

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  • 19Bandy — is a winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick. It shares a common ancestry with ice hockey, in that it likely developed from the informal ball and stick on ice games known collectively as shinny. As such, the game is played outdoors on a… …

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  • 20bandy — I. verb (bandied; bandying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro 2. a. to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b. exchange; …

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