Definition of sandwich
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
b : one slice of bread covered with food
Have an open-faced sandwich, with one slice of bread instead of two, mustard instead of butter, and some vegetable sticks to munch on. — Your Health & Fitness
2 : something resembling a sandwich especially : composite structural material consisting of layers often of high-strength facings bonded to a low strength central core
sandwich
verbsandwiched; sandwiching; sandwiches
Definition of sandwich (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : to make into or as if into a sandwich especially : to insert or enclose between usually two things of another quality or character
2 : to make a place for
—often used with in or between
Sandwich
geographical nameDefinition of Sandwich (Entry 3 of 3)
town on the Stour River in Kent, southeastern England population 4600
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The first known use of sandwich was in 1762
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