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Ban·dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandied p. pr. & vb. n. Bandying.]
1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.
Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. --Cudworth.
2. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. “To bandy hasty words.”
3. To toss about, as from person to person; to circulate freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors, etc.
Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation. --I. Watts.
bandy
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: bandy-legged,
bowed, bowleg, bowlegged]
v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth
2: exchange blows
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult
questions" [syn: kick around]
[also: bandied, bandiest, bandier]