Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pair of large placards, hinged at the top by straps for hanging over the shoulders with one board in front and the other behind, used for picketing or advertising.
- noun A pair of signboards fastened at their tops and separated at their bases to form a freestanding structure, as for sidewalk or roadside advertising.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person-sized, wearable
billboard oradvertisement consisting of twoprinted boards strung together so that they hang over theshoulders , thereby sandwiching the wearer. - verb to advertise or
campaign using a sandwich board; to wear a sandwich board.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements
Etymologies
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From sandwich + board
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