2. Verb. (transitive) To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment. ¹
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Definition of Pandy
1. to punish by striking the hand [v -DIED, -DYING, -DIES]
Medical Definition of Pandy
1. Kalman, Hungarian neurologist, *1868. See: Pandy's test, Pandy's reaction. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pandy
Literary usage of Pandy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expansion of British India (1818-1858) by George Anderson, Manilal Bhagwandas Sudebar (1918)
"The sepoy, Mungal Pandy, about 4 o'clock pm, was straggling backwards and forwards
in front of the quarter-guard, armed with a musket and sword; ..."
2. The Mahávansi, the Rájá-ratnácari, and the Rájá-vali: Forming the Sacred and by Mahānāma, Edward Upham, Abhayarāja, William Buckley Fox (1833)
"The king was afterwards married to the princess, the daughter of the King Pandy,
and was crowned, and reigned in tranquillity in the city ..."
3. Cerebrospinal Fluid in Health and in Disease by Abraham Levinson (1919)
"Pandy One drop of cerebrospinal fluid is added to one cc of a concentrated solution
of carbolic acid (1 part of phenol crystals to 15 parts of water). ..."
4. Wild Wales: Its People, Language, and Scenery by George Henry Borrow (1907)
"... English dialect—I repeat, if I add this, I think I have said all that is
necessary about Llangollen Fair. CHAPTER XXIII An Expedition—Pont y Pandy—The ..."
5. The Lawrences of the Punjab by Frederick P. Gibbon (1908)
"... Pandy—Lawrence's Popularity and Influence—An Abortive Revolt—Speech to the
People. OUTRAM, who had remained at Lucknow as Chief Commissioner, ..."
6. The Lawrences of the Punjab by Frederick P. Gibbon (1908)
"... Pandy—Lawrence's Popularity and Influence—An Abortive Revolt—Speech to the
People. OUTRAM, who had remained at Lucknow as Chief Commissioner, ..."
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