pandybat

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A form of pandy bat — (originally) a stout leather strap reinforced internally with whalebone or even lead, and used at Jesuit schools to inflict corporal punishment on pupils by striking the palm; (latterly, sometimes) more loosely applied to any punishment bat

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Meanings

nounpandybat (plural pandybats)

plural pandybats

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pandy bat.
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APA

pandybat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandybat

MLA

“pandybat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandybat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandybat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandybat.

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