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sammy

verbnounnouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈsæmi//

To moisten (animal skins) with water.

verb

  1. 1

    To moisten (animal skins) with water.

Etymology

Extended form of sam, of same meaning and doubtful origin, a quotation possibly pointing to derivation from some word with the prefix sam-.

noun

  1. 1

    A machine for moistening animal skins with water.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of sammieAlternative form of sammie.

    The quintessential Toronto treat is a peameal bacon sammy (try one at the St. Lawrence Market’s Carousel Bakery), and you ought to sample an ooey-gooey butter tart, too.

    We were quite taken with the inspired “Artisan” breakfast sammy, with egg, bacon, melty Havarti, arugula, rosemary butter, and apple mustard, a worthy treat at $8.

    Enjoy with the two slices of toast smashed together to make a sammy, or leave separate and enjoy as an open-faced sandwich.

Etymology

Clipping of sandwich + -y.

Forms

plural
sammies
past tense
sammied
past participle
sammied
present participle
sammying
third person singular
sammies
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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