[ 'san(d)wɪdʒ , -wɪtʃ ]
■ noun
1》 an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them.
2》 Brit. a sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between them.
3》 [as modifier ] relating to a ~ course.
■ verb ( ~ something between ) insert something between (two people or things).
↘( ~ things together ) squeeze two things together.
Origin
C18: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich , an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gambling table for meals.