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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'pandybat' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions pandybat noun  A stout leather strap reinforced internally with whalebone or even lead and used to inflict punishment - especially by using it to strike against the open uplifted hands on schoolboys. The soutane sleeve swished again as the was lifted and a loud crashing sound and a fierce maddening...pain made his hand shrink together... - w:Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by w:James Joyce, James Joyce, 1916 Etymology: Seems to have been used in Ireland in the early 20th century. Since James Joyce cites it in the context of a Catholic school in his novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, it's probably intended as a pun on the Latin word pendebat.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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