Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A town of southeast England north of Dover. One of the original Cinque Ports, it is now a resort and market center.

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  • proper noun a town in Kent, south-east England, one of the historic Cinque Ports
  • proper noun an English habitational surname originating from this town
  • proper noun one of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname:

Etymologies

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The family name is from Old English Sandwicæ, a place in Kent, lit. "sandy harbor."

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Examples

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • SANDWICH - Police are searching for the driver of a car that struck a teenage boy on his bike in Sandwich on Sunday.

    News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • William Lynch of Virginia, who led a campaign for capital punishment; dunce, from John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher - and anything but a dunce; tawdry, from St. Audrey's lace sold at Ely; volt, from Alessandro Volta; sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich, who was too busy gambling to eat a formal meal.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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