bandy words

bandy words (third-person singular simple present bandies words, present participle bandying words, simple past and past participle bandied words)

1. (dated) To argue. [with with ‘someone’]

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• “bandy words”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “bandy words”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “bandy words with somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.