noun
- plural of pandy; punishment by striking the palm of the hand with a cane or strap
Usage: archaic; British
Examples
- The schoolmaster threatened pandies for any student caught cheating.
- In Victorian schools, pandies were a common form of corporal punishment.
- The boy winced at the memory of receiving pandies from his strict teacher.
- Pandies were administered with a leather strap across the open palm.
- Modern schools have abolished pandies and other forms of physical punishment.