sandwich

¹

[sand-wich, san-]

noun

1. two or more slices of bread with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between them.

   a tuna sandwich.

2. a partially slit bread roll, pita, etc., with a filling.

   a falafel sandwich.

3. open sandwich.

4. something resembling or suggesting a sandwich, as something in horizontal layers.

   a plywood sandwich.

verb (used with object)

1. to put into a sandwich.

2. to insert between two other things.

   to sandwich a personal appointment between two business meetings.

Sandwich

²

[sand-wich, san-]

noun

1. a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.

sandwich

/ ˈsænwɪdʒ, -wɪtʃ /

noun

1. two or more slices of bread, usually buttered, with a filling of meat, cheese, etc

2. anything that resembles a sandwich in arrangement

verb

1. to insert tightly between two other things

2. to put into a sandwich

3. to place between two dissimilar things

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich¹

First recorded in 1755–65; named after the fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718–92)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich¹

C18: named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), who ate sandwiches rather than leave the gambling table for meals

Example Sentences

They doubled last year’s sales to nearly 200,000 chicken nuggets and over 16,000 of its newly introduced crispy chicken sandwich across the tournament.

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Anticipating the Thanksgiving holiday and mountains of leftover turkey sandwiches to come, Kraft Heinz this month began selling its Heinz Homestyle Turkey Gravy with a new, squeezable bottle.

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Each Friday, friends drove to Munger’s home for a potluck lunch, carrying chicken sandwiches with butter on soft white bread, the crusts sometimes removed.

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Millions are “sandwich generation” caregivers, balancing young children and aging parents.

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Shake Shack, on its most recent earnings call, talked about its efforts to “balance premium sandwich offerings with value platforms.”

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