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Pandy vs Wandy - What's the difference?

pandy | wandy |

As a noun pandy

is a fulling mill or pandy can be (ireland|informal) mashed potatoes.

As a verb pandy

is to strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.

As an adjective wandy is

(uk|dialect) long and flexible, like a wand.

pandy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(pandies)
  • A fulling mill.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) mashed potatoes

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

  • To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.
  • * 1917 , James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
    • Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.
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    wandy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect) Long and flexible, like a wand.
    • (Brockett)
    (Webster 1913)