Meaning & use
Pandy
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A stroke on the palm of the hand with a strap or cane, formerly used as school punishment in Ireland and Scotland.
See it in a sentence
The teacher gave him six pandies for talking back in class.
Corporal punishment such as the pandy was once common in Irish schools.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb meaning to strike someone's hand in this way; now largely historical.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To strike someone's palm with a strap or cane as punishment.
The master pandied the boy's hand for his mistake.
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