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Sandwich, city, CanadaSandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor Windsor.1 Town (1991 pop. 3,625), central N.S., Canada, at the mouth of the Avon River on an arm of Minas Basin. It is the center of a gypsum and limestone-quarrying area. Manufactures include fertilizers, building materials, and lumber products. ..... Click the link for more information. . Sandwich, town, EnglandSandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. It is a resort and market center with some light industries. One of the Cinque Ports Cinque Ports [O. Fr.,=five ports], name applied to an association of maritime towns in Sussex and Kent, SE England. They originally numbered five: Hastings, Romney (now New Romney), Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich. The association was informally organized in the 11th cent...... Click the link for more information. in the 11th cent., Sandwich flourished in the Middle Ages and became a center for fishing and trade. Silting in the 16th cent. ruined the harbor. Interesting medieval churches and buildings remain. sandwich, foodsandwich, a piece of meat or other food placed between two slices of bread. Although food in this form has long been used, the term sandwich originated in the 18th cent. It is named for John Montagu, the 4th earl of Sandwich, an inveterate gambler who ate informally at the gaming table rather than stopping for the set meal.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Still, it was an improvement on last year at Sanwich, where the former amateur star opened with an 85. The 2009 VITA[TM] Wireless Samaritan Award Honorees are: Dalton Bray from Sanwich, IL used the new cell phone he received for his twelfth birthday to dial 911 and help save his mom's life after he found her in a semi-conscious state with rapidly decreasing body temperature due to her diabetes insulin pump detaching sometime during the night. |
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