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单词 pandybat
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pandybatn.

Brit. /ˈpandɪbat/, U.S. /ˈpændiˌbæt/, Irish English /ˈpændibæt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pandy n.1, pandy v., bat n.2
Etymology: < either pandy n.1 or pandy v. + bat n.2
Originally Irish English (southern).
A bat used to strike or beat schoolchildren on the palm of the hand as a punishment.Now only with allusion to Joyce's use.
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1914 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist i, in Egoist 1 Apr. 133/2 Fleming held out his hand. The pandybat came down on it with a loud smacking sound.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 523 Twice loudly a pandybat cracks.
1999 Independent 1 Sept. ii. 8 (heading) As new legislation banning the birch comes into force in classrooms, John Walsh wonders if there can really be life after the pandybat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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