pandy

verb

pan·​dy ˈpan-dē 

pandied; pandying

transitive verb

British

: to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the palm of the hand especially with a ferule

Word History

Etymology

probably from Latin pande, imperative singular of pandere to spread out (the hand), command of the schoolmaster to the boy — more at fathom

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above