Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
BANDY
I. verb (bandied; bandying)
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 2bandy (hockey stick)
Date: 1687
bowed , bowlegged, bandy-legged adjective