sandwich board

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noun

two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.

Origin of sandwich board

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby sandwich board

sand wasp, sand wedge, Sandwell, sandwich, sandwich beam, sandwich board, sandwich cake, sandwich coin, sandwich compound, sandwich course, sandwich generation

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Example sentences from the Web for sandwich board

That night a sandwich-board man, who had once had a thousand a year, crept into the Thames.
When a Man's Single|J. M. Barrie
In appearance the man suggested that in life his place was to support a sandwich-board.
The Lost House|Richard Harding Davis
His expansive shirt-bosom might as well have been a sandwich-board.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
My sandwich-board man has heard nothing of reported addition to our Valhalla.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914|Various

About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
The Blue Germ|Martin Swayne

British Dictionary definitions for sandwich board

sandwich board

noun

one of two connected boards, usually bearing advertisements, that are hung over the shoulders in front of and behind a person

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单词	sandwich board
释义	sandwich board SEE SYNONYMS FOR sandwich board ON THESAURUS.COM noun two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like. Origin of sandwich board First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby sandwich board sand wasp, sand wedge, Sandwell, sandwich, sandwich beam, sandwich board, sandwich cake, sandwich coin, sandwich compound, sandwich course, sandwich generation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sandwich board That night a sandwich-board man, who had once had a thousand a year, crept into the Thames. When a Man's Single\|J. M. Barrie In appearance the man suggested that in life his place was to support a sandwich-board. The Lost House\|Richard Harding Davis His expansive shirt-bosom might as well have been a sandwich-board. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes My sandwich-board man has heard nothing of reported addition to our Valhalla. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914\|Various About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man. The Blue Germ\|Martin Swayne British Dictionary definitions for sandwich board sandwich board noun one of two connected boards, usually bearing advertisements, that are hung over the shoulders in front of and behind a person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sandwich board notice board
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sandwich board

noun

Origin of sandwich board

Words nearby sandwich board

Example sentences from the Web for sandwich board

British Dictionary definitions for sandwich board

noun

Words related to sandwich board