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Doughboy
The origin is unknown, but it originally was a name for a U.S. soldier. It originated in the Mexican-American War in 1847. Later it was used as a food term, possibly because the buttons on Civil War uniforms resembled a type of dumpling called a doughboy.

 


 

 

 




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