sand·wich
 sandwich
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- pronunciation:
- saend
wIch
[or]
saen
wIch
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
thin pieces of bread with food between them such as meat, cheese, and vegetables.
Laura's favorite lunch is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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The
sandwich was named after the English Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, who liked to spend hours at a time at the gambling tables. Instead of stopping to have a meal, he had his food brought to him in an unusual fashion: meat in between slices of toast.