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sandwich definition

sand·wich (sand′wic̸h′, san′wic̸h′)

noun

  1. two or more slices of bread with a filling of meat, fish, cheese, jam, etc. between them: now sometimes used of a single slice of bread covered with meat, gravy, etc.
  2. anything in a layered arrangement like a sandwich

Etymology: after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), said to have eaten these in order not to leave the gaming table for meals

transitive verb

to place or squeeze between two other persons, places, things, materials, etc.
Sandwich definition

Sand·wich (sand′wic̸h)

town in Kent, SE England, near the Strait of Dover: one of the Cinque Ports: pop. (1981 census) 4,300

Etymology: OE Sandwic < sand, sand + wic, wick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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