A stroke on the palm of the hand with a tawse, ruler, or rod, given as a punishment to children in schools.

A sepoy; specifically a sepoy participating in the Mutiny of 1857–8.

Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a test for the presence of globulins in cerebrospinal fluid, in which the protein is precipitated by a dilute aqueous solution of phenol (or one of several other reagents); chiefly in "Pandy('s) test".

To strike or beat (a person, especially a schoolchild) on the palm of the hand with a tawse, ruler, cane, etc., as a punishment.