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Synonyms

chophouse

American  
[chop-hous] / ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun

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


chophouse 1 British  
/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun

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

"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

chophouse 2 British  
/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. (formerly) a customs house in China

"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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of chophouse

First recorded in 1680–90; chop 1 + house

Example Sentences

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This Italian chophouse from Andrew Carmellini is the latest in the collection of high-profile dining rooms on the South Street Seaport district’s renovated Pier 17.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2021

New York City’s 133-year-old chophouse Peter Luger began offering a delivery option and started accepting credit cards for the first time ever.

From Fox News • Sep. 21, 2020

The chophouse format is one of the nucleotides in America’s dining DNA, at once codified and constantly adapting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019

Of course it would be a shame to pass up a meal at the local chophouse Elway's, owned by Bronco QB legend John Elway.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 19, 2016

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

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin

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