porterhouse

American  

[pawr-ter-hous, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tərˌhaʊs, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

plural

porterhouses

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.

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porterhouse British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of porterhouse

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

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• T-bone vs. porterhouse

Example Sentences

Beef is more expensive than ever, and while many restaurants are feeling the squeeze, steakhouses are particularly in a pinch given their reliance on sales of dishes with a juicy porterhouse or rib-eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

That leaves a lot of leeway for a menu, the ability — as Masters winners from Scottie Scheffler to Tiger Woods did — to default to bone-in ribeye or porterhouse steaks.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiger Woods offered up cheeseburgers and milkshakes after his debut Masters victory in 1997, but over the years built menus that included sushi, porterhouse steaks and chocolate truffle cake.

From New York Times

There will be grilled dry-aged porterhouse, rib-eye and other marbled cuts at the brewery on weekends as well.

From Seattle Times

She's seared more porterhouse steaks than she cares to recall, tasted enough types of bacon to concern a cardiologist, and ranked potatoes from "most forgettable" to "potatoes we'd like to marry."

From Salon