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a sandwich! he gambled for 24 hours and only ate meat between toast the whole time. they named this after his estate- sandwich. not his name.
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Who is sandwich?
John Montagu (1718-92), Fourth Earl of Sandwich
What is the eponym that fourth earl of sandwich gave his name to?
John Montagu
The word sandwich came from the Earl of?
Sandwiches
What country did the word sandwich come from?
The word sandwich originated in England. It is said that it is named after the Earl of Sandwich who is supposed to have been the first to make a sandwich.
Who made the word sandwich?
The fourth Earl of Sandwich who did not want to leave the gambling tables and asked for some cold meat between two slices of bread, recorded in 1762
Which of these terms originated from a man who didnt want to leave his card game in order to get lunch?
Sandwich, from the Earl of Sandwich.
Why did Cook know that Hawaii was a Sandwich Island?
Sandwich Islands was just the name that James Cook gave to Hawaii, not knowing the native name for the islands he named them in honor of his boss the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was the First Lord of the Admiralty.
Who is earl who invented a snack out of bread?
The Earl of Sandwich.
How come he called it a Sandwich Island?
Captain Cook named the Hawaiian Islands in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
Who is name did sandwich came from?
Jon Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
Who gave the Sandwich Islands their name?
Hawaii was originally named the Sandwich Islands after one of Captain James Cook's sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer.
Who is the founder of the sandwich?
There is an old English family called Sandwich. Could have been the Earl of Sandwich.
