Definition of Sandwich board

1. Noun. Signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements.

Generic synonyms: Sign, Signboard

Definition of Sandwich board

1. Noun. A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, thereby sandwiching the wearer. ¹

2. Verb. to advertise or campaign using a sandwich board; to wear a sandwich board. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandwich Board

sandsoap
sandsoaps
sandspit
sandspits
sandspur
sandspurs
sandstone
sandstones
sandstorm
sandstorms
sandthorn
sandthorns
sandtrap
sandtraps
sandwich
sandwich boards
sandwich coin
sandwich compound
sandwich compounds
sandwich generation
sandwich generations
sandwich plate
sandwich sign
sandwichboard
sandwiched
sandwiches
sandwiching
sandwichlike
sandwichman

Literary usage of Sandwich board

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Assessment Of Potential Health Effects From Exposure To Pave Paws Low by Brer, National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"Following the Air Force's proposal, the sandwich board of Selectman and Senator Kennedy called for a site-specific EIS. The sandwich board of Selectman also ..."

2. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1894)
"A SANDWICH-BOARD CRUSADE. Ladies are now everywhere seeking for fresh outlets for their energies in philanthropic channels. Let me recommend to them an ..."

3. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"How's this for a sandwich board? (They all look at it and laugh.) BOTES. Hiawatha. CYRIL. The American Gypsy. Jo. From Milwaukee. ..."

4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"The turnstiles were blocked by a sandwich board: Mickey in a Ben Franklin wig and bifocals, holding a trowel. "Excuse our mess!" the sign declared. ..."

5. An Assessment Of Potential Health Effects From Exposure To Pave Paws Low by Brer, National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"Following the Air Force's proposal, the sandwich board of Selectman and Senator Kennedy called for a site-specific EIS. The sandwich board of Selectman also ..."

6. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1894)
"A SANDWICH-BOARD CRUSADE. Ladies are now everywhere seeking for fresh outlets for their energies in philanthropic channels. Let me recommend to them an ..."

7. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"How's this for a sandwich board? (They all look at it and laugh.) BOTES. Hiawatha. CYRIL. The American Gypsy. Jo. From Milwaukee. ..."

8. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"The turnstiles were blocked by a sandwich board: Mickey in a Ben Franklin wig and bifocals, holding a trowel. "Excuse our mess!" the sign declared. ..."

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