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porterhouse
[ pawr-ter-hous, pohr- ]
noun
, plural por·ter·hous·es [pawr, -ter-hou-siz, pohr, -, pawr, -ter-hou-ziz, pohr, -].
- Also called porterhouse steak. a choice piece of beef with a conspicuous T -shaped bone, cut from the short loin and similar to a T-bone steak but with a larger portion of tenderloin.
- Archaic. a house at which porter and other liquors are retailed.
porterhouse
/ ˈpɔːtəˌhaʊs /
noun
- Also calledporterhouse steak a thick choice steak of beef cut from the middle ribs or sirloin
- (formerly) a place in which porter, beer, etc, and sometimes chops and steaks, were served
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porterhouse1
porter 3 + house; the archaic sense porterhouse ( def 2 ) was first recorded in 1725–35, and the current sense porterhouse ( def 1 ) in 1850–55
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porterhouse1
C19 (sense 1): said to be named after a porterhouse or chophouse in New York
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Example Sentences
At the dinner, Lowe and Spade stare in disbelief as Farley devours two gigantic porterhouse steaks.
From The Daily Beast
Porterhouse steak, which is illustrated in Fig 8, contains more tenderloin than any other steak.
From Project Gutenberg
For example, the housewife may ask for an inch-thick sirloin steak, a 2-inch porterhouse steak, and so on.
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Another small roast, called a porterhouse roast, is illustrated in Fig. 20.
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This is obtained by cutting a porterhouse steak rather thick.
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Dee made all of us eat beefsteak, ordering a huge porterhouse so she could get the bone for Brindle.
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