sandwich
sand‧wich1 S2 /ˈsænwɪdʒ $ ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsænwɪtʃ/ 
noun
1. [countable] two pieces of bread with cheese, meat, cooked egg etc between them:
a ham sandwich
2. [countable] British English a cake consisting of two layers with jam and cream between them:
a raspberry sponge sandwich
⇨ club sandwich, open sandwich
sandwich2 verb [transitive usually passive]
to be in a very small space between two other things
be sandwiched in/between somebody/something
A layer of transparent material is sandwiched between the pieces of glass.
| I |
noun Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who ate sandwiches so that he could continue gambling without leaving the table
Origin: Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who ate sandwiches so that he could continue gambling without leaving the table
1. [countable] two pieces of bread with cheese, meat, cooked egg etc between them:
2. [countable] British English a cake consisting of two layers with jam and cream between them:
⇨ club sandwich, open sandwich
| II |
verb [transitive usually passive]to be in a very small space between two other things
be sandwiched in/between somebody/something