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Hi, What is 'chicken club'? What does 'club' mean here? Thanks,

Khoff · Accepted Answer

Could you give us the context, please?  It could be a type of sandwich, which I can describe in greater detail if that makes any sense.  Or "chicken" is slang for "coward," so it could be a group of people considered to be cowards.  Context, please!!

Meantolearn · Answer

Hi khoff,

Yes. It's related to food. Why is it called 'club'?

I'm wondering how it is related to the definition below?

a club can mean an organization of people with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities.

Thanks,

Note: Also a club can mean a long, thin stick such as a golf club. Same word but has quite different meanings. Why? Does anyone know? btw, there are some other definitions on 'club'.

YoungCalifornian · Answer

A 'club sandwich' is a popular sandwich that usually contains bacon, tomato, lettuce and some type of sliced meat.  In that case of a "chicken club," that meat would be chicken.

LanguageLover · Answer

Hi MTL:
Here is the definition for the club sandwich from the Cambridge:
club sandwich noun [C]
a sandwich made from three pieces of bread with meat, egg, cheese, salad or other cold food between them
It's very common in English, and in any other languages, to have different senses of meanings that apparently do not have any relations or similarities with each other. However, as long as they are put under the same entry in a dictionary, it means that they have the same root somewhere throughout the history, or they were related at some point . Meanings are always changing, sometimes it changes so much that the relation, visible sometime back, is no longer clear.
If they come from a different origin, or without any relations whatsoever, they are put under a seperate entry.
Just I have to remind you of this that in the dictionaries like the Cambridge, where seperate entries are chosen according to the sense, the method and the categorization is different to make readers find the meaning they are looking for much easier. In most of the dictionaries the method is different. For example, there is 3 seperateentries for the word "club" in the Oxford. The first considers the "group" sense, the second "the heavy stick ...", and a third entry defines the "playing cards" sense.
I hope it helps, good luck,

Khoff · Answer

As to why the sandwich is called a "club sandwich" - My guess would be that it originated as the lunch specialty of a particular social club.  "The club sandwich" would be like the "special sandwich of the club."  This is just a guess!

LanguageLover · Answer

Like the name sandwich itself? I've heard that it comes from Lord Sandwich, whom was a gambler I think, that didn't have the time to go home and take lunch. His maid used to give him a piece of bread with something, meat,... to take along! But I'm not sure if it is just a story or really happened! Ha ha

CalifJim · Answer

The most important characteristic of a club (sandwich) is that it has three slices of bread, (almost always toasted,) thus allowing two layers of ingredients between the bread slices. The most typical presentation is cut into quarters, each quarter held together by a toothpick, often somewhat decorative in appearance. The quarters are turned on their sides so that the toothpicks are in the horizontal orientation.

My guess about the origin of the term is the same as khoff's.

CJ

Khoff · Answer

Jim, you're making me hungry! don't forget the potato chips or french fries that fill the remaining space on the plate. -- khoff

CalifJim · Answer

Thank goodness I'd already eaten when I wrote that!

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