chophouse

[ chop-hous ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun, plural chop·hous·es [chop-hou-ziz] /ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a restaurant specializing in chop, steaks, and the like.

Words nearby chophouse

chopa, chopart's amputation, chopart's joint, chopblock, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopin, frédéric, chopine, choplogic, chopped

Origin of chophouse

First recorded in 1680–90; chop¹ + house

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Examples from the Web for chop-house

For more than twenty years he dined daily at Dolly's Chop-house.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
We never knew a waiter in a hurry, at a chop-house, who did not say that he was "Coming, Sir!"
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872|Various
That night we dined at a chop-house in the Strand with two friends.
The Toys of Peace|Saki
He then dined at a chop-house, and found that he had a clear hour left before it was time to depart.
Principle and Practice|Harriet Martineau

At the same corner for twenty years the chop-house of John Wallace flourished.
Fifth Avenue|Arthur Bartlett Maurice

British Dictionary definitions for chop-house (1 of 2)

chophouse¹

/ (ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs) /

noun

a restaurant specializing in steaks, grills, chops, etc

British Dictionary definitions for chop-house (2 of 2)

chophouse²

/ (ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs) /

noun

(formerly) a customs house in China

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chophouse

noun, plural chop·hous·es [chop-hou-ziz] /ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/.

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British Dictionary definitions for chop-house (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for chop-house (2 of 2)

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