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sandwich

Pronunciation: /ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ, -wɪtʃ/
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Definition of sandwich

noun

  • 1an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal:a ham sandwich
  • British a sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between.
  • something that is constructed like or has the form of a sandwich.
  • 2 [as modifier] British relating to a sandwich course:the degree includes a sandwich year

verb

[with object] (usually be sandwiched between)
  • insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable:the girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car

Phrases

the meat (or filling) in the sandwich

a person who is awkwardly caught between two opposing factions: she was fed up of being the meat in the sandwich of everyone’s feud

a sandwich (or two sandwiches) short of a picnic

see short.

Origin:

mid 18th century: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming table

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Remember that sandwich is spelled with a d after the n; the ending is -ich (it is named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich).

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