Here are a hotdogssandwiches of d o g n o t s a n d w i chsaysbritishsandwichbody claiming the British Sandwich Association doesn ' t consider burgers sandwiches . Also , the OED definition of sandwich is . 1 An article of food for a light meal or snack , composed of two thin slices of bread , usu . buttered , with a savoury orig . spec . meat , esp . beef or ham or other filling . Freq . with specifying word prefixed indicating contents , as ham sandwich , egg sandwich , watercress sandwich , peanut butter sandwich sandwich , or form , as club sandwich , Dagwood sandwich , Denver sandwich , hero sandwich , poor boy sandwich , submarine sandwich . Occas . with only one slice of bread , as in open sandwich or openfaced sandwichSo I ' m not making up the distinction all by myself at least .