I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ham/cheese etc roll British English (= one that is filled with ham, cheese etc )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
smoked
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There would be a table groaning with smoked ham , with thick succulent slices of cold beef and crusty fresh bread.
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I was thinking how funny it would be if I had switched the smoked salmon for ham .
■ NOUN
sandwich
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All she eats is a tongue or a ham sandwich .
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And what about the ham sandwich ?
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She longed for a thick ham sandwich and her bed.
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I went to the nearest deli and came back with a ham sandwich and a large container of coffee.
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Reid in London A bowl of cornflakes can kill you-not to mention a ham sandwich or a T-bone steak.
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Like Lindbergh, Signs brought five ham sandwiches on the 3, 610-mile trip.
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I ate a ham sandwich on white bread with dill pickles that soaked through the bread and made it soggy and green.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a ham for Easter dinner
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Christmas they sent hams and bourbon to the house.
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Bear hams were available from superior dealers in salted provisions.
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He gon na give me my ham .
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In this case a 101 year old ham , the most ancient in the world.
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On top, place half of cheese and ham .
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Thus creating a succulently flavoured ham that goes perfectly with a watercress and avocado salad and a few slices of brown bread.
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York ham is renowned throughout the world, although other hams are less well known.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For all the kids care he could be Goofy, hamming it up for Mickey Mouse.
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Overemphasis, hamming it up, leads to the exaggerations of satire, cartooning, melodrama and farce.