verb
- present participle of pandy; to strike on the palm of the hand as punishment
Usage: archaic; chiefly British
Examples
- The old schoolmaster was pandying students who misbehaved.
- Pandying was a common form of corporal punishment in Victorian schools.
- The teacher threatened pandying for incomplete homework.
- Students feared the pandying more than detention.
- Pandying with a ruler was considered standard discipline.