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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 bandied
      See bandy