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Bandy — 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… … Wikipedia
Bandy — Ban dy, v. i. To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way. [1913 Webster] Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bandy — v. (D; tr.) to bandy with (to bandy words with smb.) * * * [ bændɪ] (D;tr.) to bandywith (to bandywords with smb.) … Combinatory dictionary
bandy words — phrase to argue, especially when this is a waste of time Don’t bandy words with me. Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: bandy * * * bandy words old fashioned … Useful english dictionary
Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics — Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. This was the first official international bandy tournament, since the first Bandy World Championships were not held until five years later, in 1957.Sweden, Norway and… … Wikipedia
bandy — (v.) 1570s, to strike back and forth, from M.Fr. bander, from root of BAND (Cf. band) (2). The sense apparently evolved from join together to oppose, to opposition itself, to exchanging blows, then metaphorically, to volleying in tennis. Bandy (n … Etymology dictionary
Bandy — Ban dy, n.; pl. {Bandies} ( d[i^]z). [Cf. F. band[ e], p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See {Band}, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bandy — Ban dy, a. Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bandy words (with somebody) — bandy ˈwords (with sb) idiom (old fashioned) to argue with sb or speak rudely to them Main entry: ↑bandyidiom … Useful english dictionary
Bandy World Championships — The Bandy World Championships are a competition between bandy playing nations. (They should not be confused with the Bandy World Cup, a club competition.) The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy.Although bandy has … Wikipedia
