Obs. rare. [f. CONTRA- + BAND v.2] trans. To drive or bandy back.
1632. Lithgow, Trav., X. 484. In a single combat against me … his Fistula [little fist] was contra-banded with a fist.
Obs. rare. [f. CONTRA- + BAND v.2] trans. To drive or bandy back.
1632. Lithgow, Trav., X. 484. In a single combat against me … his Fistula [little fist] was contra-banded with a fist.
