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===Grinder=== [[File:Pastrami grinder (2012).jpg|thumb|right|[[Pastrami]] grinder]] A common term in [[New England]], especially Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island is ''grinder;'' its origin has several possibilities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lebovitz |first=David |url=http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2012/09/meatball-sandwich-submarine-grinder-hoagie-torpedo/ |title=Meatball Sandwich |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> One theory says it is derived from [[Italian Americans|Italian-American]] slang for a dock worker, among whom the sandwich was popular.<ref name="Wilton"/> Others say that it was called a grinder because the bread's hard crust required much chewing.<ref>{{cite web|author-last1=Foster|author-first1=Kelli|url=http://www.thekitchn.com/hoagies-heroes-subs-and-grinders-whats-the-deal-with-these-sandwich-names-222944|title=Is There a Difference Between Hoagies, Heroes, Subs, and Grinders?|website=The Kitchn|publisher=Apartment Therapy, LLC|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref> In Pennsylvania, New York, and parts of New England, the term ''grinder'' usually refers to a ''hot'' submarine sandwich (meatball, sausage, etc.), whereas a cold sandwich (e.g., [[cold cuts]]) is usually called a "sub".<ref name="auto" /> In the Philadelphia area, the term ''grinder'' is also applied to any hoagie that is toasted in the oven after assembly, whether or not it is made with traditionally hot ingredients.
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