BANDY

I. verb (bandied; ~ing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro, 2. to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner, exchange , to discuss lightly or banteringly, to use in a glib or offhand manner, to band together, intransitive verb contend , unite , II. noun Date: 1693 a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype, III. adjective Etymology: perhaps from 2~ (hockey stick) Date: 1687 bowed , bowlegged, ~-legged adjective