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

I stayed in Hawaii and worked random jobs at a sandwich shop and a hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

The third instalment in the Paddington live action adventure franchise sees the marmalade sandwich munching bear return to Peru to visit his aunt Lucy.

From BBC

The soft centre of a southern hemisphere sandwich.

From BBC

But here we’re grading on a curve — and factoring in the reality that the same place where we can easily dash out on foot to grab a French dip sandwich or take in the symphony is also a place filled with enough dark alleys, vacant storefronts and litter-strewn sidewalks to make the on-foot feel on guard after dark.

From Los Angeles Times

Silver Lake The meat in Silver Lake’s walkabilty sandwich is Sunset Junction, where Santa Monica and Sunset boulevards converge and there’s plenty for pedestrians to peruse, including Mohawk General Store and Taiwanese noodle shop Pine & Crane, a twice-weekly farmers market and one of the best Erewhons to people-watch in.

From Los Angeles Times