I. ˈsan(d)-ˌwich, ˈsam-; dialect ˈsaŋ- noun
Etymology: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich died 1792 English diplomat
Date: 1762
1.
a. : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
b. : one slice of bread covered with food
2. : something resembling a sandwich ; especially : composite structural material consisting of layers often of high-strength facings bonded to a low strength central core
II. transitive verb
Date: 1861
1. : to make into or as if into a sandwich ; especially : to insert or enclose between usually two things of another quality or character
two sections of scholarly research sandwich ing a collection of interviews — J. C. Herz
2. : to make a place for — often used with in or between