Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (W.I.) to kiss.

1954

cited in Cassidy & LePage Dict. Jam. Eng. (1980).

2. (N.Z. prison) for two attackers to assault a single victim, trapping them between them with one to stab and the other to hold the traget and then dispose of the weapon.

2001

D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 158/1: sandwich v. 1 to assault a person by literally ‘sandwiching’ him between two assailants; one grabs the victim, the other stabs the victim and then passes the weapon on, so that when the authorities arrive to investigate, all is clear.

3. (N.Z. prison) to give a life sentence.

2001

D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 158/1: sandwich v. 2 to sentence a criminal to life imprisonment.