sandwich

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  1. noun Two or more slices of bread with a filling such as meat or cheese placed between them.
  2. noun A partly split long or round roll containing a filling.
  3. noun One slice of bread covered with a filling.

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  • We have been told that a café where customers can pick up a quick cup of coffee or a sandwich is the plan once Ashby Flowers is evicted. —  The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper
  • Sold for about €3 ($6), the sandwich is a cheap option for the cash-strapped French but it has also become tastier over the years, according to Bernard Boutboul, director of Gira Conseil. —  NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
  • "Yes Suavacado, I'm listening to every word you are saying, not thinking about how delicious this sandwich is and how I'm practically making out with it right in front of you." —  Weddingbee
  • To request a deli sandwich and get the order rolling, the customer fills out a slip and hands it to the server and the sandwich is already on the way. —  The Journal-Standard Homepage RSS
  • None are sandwiches we would make ourselves, although a colleague suggested that the spicy banana sandwich could be a big hit if done correctly. —  Name That Mama
 

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  1. After John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), British politician.

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  1. Named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (died 1792), who used to have slices of bread with ham between brought to him at the gaming-table, to enable him to go on playing without intermission. The title is derived from Sandwich, from Middle English Sandwiche, Anglo-Saxon Sandwīc, a town in Kent, from sand, sand, + wīc, town.
  2. from sandwich, n.
 

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/ˈsændwɪtʃ/
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