also Dag·wood
noun
A multilayered sandwich with a variety of fillings.
Origin of dagwood
After Dagwood Bumstead, a character who made such sandwiches in the comic strip Blondie by Murat Bernard (“Chic”) Young (1901-1973)dagwood
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Sentence Examples
- The common name 'dogwood' is a corruption of 'dagwood' , which comes from the Old English word 'dag', meaning dagger.