porterhouse

[ pawr-ter-hous, pohr- ]

noun

, plural por·ter·hous·es [pawr, -ter-hou-siz, pohr, -, pawr, -ter-hou-ziz, pohr, -].

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.

porterhouse

/ ˈpɔːtəˌhaʊs /

noun

1. Also calledporterhouse 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of porterhouse¹

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Another small roast, called a porterhouse roast, is illustrated in Fig. 20.

From Project Gutenberg

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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