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sandwich
/ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/
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What does sandwich mean?
noun
- A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
- Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
- A layer cake or sandwich cake.
More meanings (13)
verb
- To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.
- (figuratively) To put or set between two other events in time.
- To double penetrate.
- (informal) To feed sandwiches to.
- (rare) To eat sandwiches.
adjective
- Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
proper noun
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).
- An English habitational surname originating from this town.
- A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.
noun
- (archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
- (obsolete) Obsolete form of sandwich.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/
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See this word in context.
She was a fast sailer, as we frequently afterwards perceived, and had a crew of Sandwich Islanders on board.
Lord Sandwich contrived to be on the outside of the door to hand down to supper whatever lady came out first.
More book examples (3)
Take, for instance, one of the most wretched classes of the community, the poor fellows who perambulate the streets as Sandwich Men.
Two records only could with certainty be assigned to the humpback, and these were in the neighbourhood of the South Sandwich Islands.
“When we were down at Sandwich,” said Diamond, “you said you would have to part with your mother's ring, now we were poor.”