"hamsandwich" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hamsandwiches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hamsandwich (plural hamsandwiches)
  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of ham sandwich Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of: ham sandwich
    Sense id: en-hamsandwich-en-noun-sWkCgd6j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "carefully folded hamsandwich"
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          "ref": "1949, [Henry] Mayhew's London: being selections from 'London labour and the London poor' (which was first published in 1851), page 48",
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