Poor Boys --> sandwiches

[Beverly Flanigan]

The Scots word "piece" interests me.  I wonder if this is the source of the
SoMid/Appalachian use of "piece" for "snack" (and "piecing" for
"snacking")?  A student of mine from West Virginia says her mother uses the
verb form for "having a light supper."  I'm sure it'll get into DARE
eventually, but does anyone know more about this?

At 12:52 PM 3/22/00 +0000, you wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Lynne Murphy wrote:
>
>}
>}On the other side of the Atlantic (or at least here in southern England)
>}"sandwich" only refers to things on sliced bread.  If it's on a roll,
>}then it's a
>}"roll" (a tuna roll, ham roll, etc.--not to be confused with sausage
>}rolls, which
>}are another thing completely).
>
>In Edinburgh, "roll" covers rolls, as well as ciabatta, baguette, and
>baps.  A baguette and a bap (and possibly the ciabatta) are the bits of
>bread product before anything is added.
>
>There's also the good Scots word "piece" which means sandwich, but can
>include rolls, etc..... equiv to American "sandwich".
>
>After yesterday's discussion, I had to go get a muffaleta from the local
>Italian-American deli.
>
>--Aaron
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>Aaron E. Drews                               The University of Edinburgh
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