porterhouse

[ pawr-ter-hous, pohr- ]

noun,plural por·ter·hous·es [pawr-ter-hou-siz, pohr- for 1; pawr-ter-hou-ziz, pohr- for 2 ]. /ˈpɔr tərˌhaʊ sɪz, ˈpoʊr- for 1; ˈpɔr tərˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈpoʊr- for 2 /.
  1. 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.

  2. Archaic. a house at which porter and other liquors are retailed.

Compare Meanings

Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.

Origin of porterhouse

1
porter3 + house; the archaic sense (def. 2) was first recorded in 1725–35, and the current sense (def. 1) in 1850–55

Words Nearby porterhouse

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use porterhouse in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for porterhouse

porterhouse

/ (ˈpɔːtəˌhaʊs) /


noun
  1. Also called: porterhouse steak a thick choice steak of beef cut from the middle ribs or sirloin

  2. (formerly) a place in which porter, beer, etc, and sometimes chops and steaks, were served

Origin of porterhouse

1
C19 (sense 1): said to be named after a porterhouse or chophouse in New York

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012