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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. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to insert tightly between two other things
  2. to put into a sandwich
  3. to place between two dissimilar things
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich1

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

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From Eater

Sitting in the gorgeously appointed and wonderfully shaded patio, there was plenty of room to socially distance, and the ideal spot to taste mid-Atlantic staples like their soft shell sandwich.

Have a slice of pizza or homemade sandwich at Lakeshore Convenience, 655 Blue Star Highway.

Mikko treated me to a salmon and poached egg sandwich followed by pancakes with a raspberry sauce.

Early in a trip, treat yourself with real food, like a ham sandwich, an avocado, or an apple.

Myers had been out on bail in a gun case, but his family claimed he was unarmed and holding only a sandwich in his hand.

While the President chomped on his tuna fish sandwich, the Blackhawk pilot explained the details of his crash.

The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.

But merit aside, you can indict a ham sandwich if it's Republican in the most liberal hotbed of Texas: Travis County.

The problem for Perry is that a Travis County jury can also find a Republican ham sandwich guilty.

Edward Montague, earl of Sandwich, drowned in the confusion of the battle of Southwold bay.

"But—but—oh, tell me," and then he became silent and looked away, raising the sandwich to his mouth mechanically.

Louis of France, at the invitation of the rebel English barons, crossed the channel with 680 sail, and landed at Sandwich.

A Sandwich Islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.

So having sent for my wife, she and I to my Lady Sandwich, and after a short visit away home.

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