From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sandwich \Sand"wich\ (?; 277), noun [Named from the Earl of Sandwich.]
1. /Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
2. Any food composed of two pieces of bread with another food in between.
3. Any object composed of two layers of one subtance on either side of a second substance.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sandwich \Sand"wich\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sandwiched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sandwiching}.] To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
verb
2: insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "sandwich": BLT, Dagwood sandwich, Sloppy Joe, Swiss cheese sandwich, bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, canape, cheeseburger, corned beef sandwich, double-decker sandwich, drag in, edge in, egg salad sandwich, foist in, fudge in, grilled cheese sandwich, grinder, ham sandwich, hamburger, hoagy, hot dog, implant in, inject in, insert in, insinuate in, intercalate, interjaculate, interject, interpolate, interpose, intervene, introduce in, intrude, lug in, pastrami sandwich, poor boy, put between, run in, smuggle in, squeeze in, submarine sandwich, throw in, thrust in, tuna salad sandwich, tunaburger, wedge in, work in, worm in
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sandwich, IL (city, FIPS 67548) Location: 41.64658 N, 88.62308 W Population (1990): 5567 (2158 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60548 Sandwich, MA (CDP, FIPS 59700) Location: 41.75783 N, 70.49981 W Population (1990): 2998 (1688 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02563
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Sandwich, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 6509 Housing Units (2000): 2494 Land area (2000): 3.014091 sq. miles (7.806460 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.014091 sq. miles (7.806460 sq. km) FIPS code: 67548 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 41.647057 N, 88.620170 W ZIP Codes (1990): 60548 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sandwich, IL Sandwich
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Sandwich, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts Population (2000): 3058 Housing Units (2000): 1706 Land area (2000): 3.578713 sq. miles (9.268824 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.156599 sq. miles (0.405590 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.735312 sq. miles (9.674414 sq. km) FIPS code: 59700 Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25 Location: 41.758910 N, 70.500174 W ZIP Codes (1990): 02563 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sandwich, MA Sandwich
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