chophouse

[ chop-hous ]

noun

, plural chop·hous·es [chop, -hou-ziz].

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

chophouse

¹

/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun

1. (formerly) a customs house in China

chophouse

²

/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a restaurant specializing in steaks, grills, chops, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of chophouse¹

First recorded in 1680–90; chop ¹ + house

Example Sentences

Noses are offended by garlic, swill and fried meat coming from some chophouse.

From Voice of San Diego

A scalemakers, a fine-drawers, and Bettys chophouse, were all to be found there.

From Project Gutenberg

During two decades "Chamberlin's," half clubhouse and half chophouse, was all a rendezvous.

From Project Gutenberg

Then its glory departed as a centre of speculations, but its renown as an old-fashioned chophouse remained till 1873.

From Project Gutenberg

My favorite chophouse has ever been a hardwood floor, a loaf of Mills Seminary maiden, and a roof of flat piano.

From Project Gutenberg

That is the chophouse that might be put in the cellar of that glorious old round-towered building at 59 Ann Street.

From Project Gutenberg

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