What does bandying mean?
Bandying means gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”).
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”).
[B]y ambitious prenſations, by Simoniacal corruptions, by political bandyings, by popular factions, by all kinds of ſiniſter vvays, men crept into the place, doth appear by thoſe many diſmal Schiſms, […]
Never uſe a ſlighting expreſſion to her, even in jeſt; for ſlights in jeſt, after frequent bandyings, are apt to end in angry earneſt.
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Bandying means gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”).
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[B]y ambitious prenſations, by Simoniacal corruptions, by political bandyings, by popular factions, by all kinds of ſiniſter vvays, men crept into the place, doth appear by thoſe many diſmal Schiſms, […]
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