sandwiches


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sandwich /ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ, -wɪtʃ/
noun
  • 1 an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them.
  • 2 Brit. a sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between them.
  • 3 [as modifier] relating to a sandwich course.
verb (sandwich something between) insert something between (two people or things).

■ (sandwich things together) squeeze two things together.

– origin C18: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gambling table for meals.
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