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sandwich

sand·wich

UK/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈsæn(d).wɪt͡ʃ/ common informal uk us
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

verb

1.

make into a sandwich

2.

insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects

  • “She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men”

Origin

The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

Phrases

  • air sandwich
  • barley sandwich
  • bite of the reality sandwich
  • Bombay sandwich
  • booger sandwich
  • bread sandwich
  • cannibal sandwich
  • Center Sandwich
  • clubhouse sandwich
  • East Sandwich
  • North Sandwich
  • Port Sandwich

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