[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bandy \ban"dy\, n.; pl. bandies -di^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 game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy
      ball.
      1913 webster
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bandies band 

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