Dagwood sandwich

[ dag-wood ]

/ ˈdæg wʊd /

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a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.

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Also called Dagwood.

Named after Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the comic strip Blondie, who makes and eats such sandwiches

Myers had been out on bail in a gun case, but his family claimed he was unarmed and holding only a sandwich in his hand.
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While the President chomped on his tuna fish sandwich, the Blackhawk pilot explained the details of his crash.
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The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.
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But merit aside, you can indict a ham sandwich if it's Republican in the most liberal hotbed of Texas: Travis County.
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The problem for Perry is that a Travis County jury can also find a Republican ham sandwich guilty.
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Edward Montague, earl of Sandwich, drowned in the confusion of the battle of Southwold bay.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"But—but—oh, tell me," and then he became silent and looked away, raising the sandwich to his mouth mechanically.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Louis of France, at the invitation of the rebel English barons, crossed the channel with 680 sail, and landed at Sandwich.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A Sandwich Islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.
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So having sent for my wife, she and I to my Lady Sandwich, and after a short visit away home.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys