bandy

(bănˈdē)

1. a. To toss or throw back and forth.
   b. To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth.
2. a. To give and receive (words, for example); exchange: The old friends bandied compliments when they met.
   b. To discuss in a casual or frivolous manner: bandy an idea about.

1. A game resembling field hockey but played on ice by skaters.
2. A stick, bent at one end, used in playing this game.