Namely, 32

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­­

32: sandwich: two slices of bread with some other food between them, such as meat, cheese or peanut butter (from John Montagu, 4^th Earl of Sandwich, 1718–1792, who claimed he invented the “sandwich”; first known use of word, 1762)

You feel you’d like a sandwich soon?

Some peanut butter with some jam?

Or cheese—perhaps a slice of ham?

So make your mind up—almost noon!

The Earl said he invented it—

So must we just accept his word?

(Among the dumber things I’ve heard!)

I think the Earl was full of —*

*I can’t think of a word to rhyme with it.