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Sandy vs Pandy - What's the difference?

sandy | pandy |

As nouns the difference between sandy and pandy

is that sandy is shortened form of Sand Dancer while pandy is a fulling mill.

As an adjective sandy

is covered with sand.

As a proper noun Sandy

is a diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

As a verb pandy is

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

sandy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with sand.
  • Sprinkled with sand.
  • Like sand, especially in texture.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
  • Having the colour of sand.

    • Derived terms

    * Great Sandy Desert

    See also

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    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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