verb
- past tense of pandy; to strike on the palm of the hand as punishment
Usage: archaic; British
Examples
- The schoolmaster pandied the boy for talking in class.
- Students were often pandied for minor infractions in Victorian schools.
- He was pandied three times on each hand for his misbehavior.
- The teacher pandied pupils who failed to complete their lessons.
- Being pandied was a common form of school discipline in the past.