Bandy

n. [Fr. bandé, p. p. of bander, to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, from bande. See BAND.]

1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play. Johnson.
2. The play with such a club. Toone.

[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.” Cadworth.
2. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. “To bandy hasty words.” Shak.
3. To toss about, as from man to man; to agitate. Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation. Watts.