bandie Sc. and north.
(ˈbændɪ)
Also bandy.
[perh. derived from banstickle.]
The stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
| 1825 in Jamieson. 1854 in A. E. Baker Gloss. Northampt. Words. 1876 Smiles Sc. Natur. i. 14 ‘Mother,’ said he, ‘where are my crabs and bandies?’ 1921 Glasgow Herald 25 Mar. 7/2 Little boys poking in their depths for bandies. |