T-bone vs. porterhouse

T-bone

noun

  1. a T-bone steak, a choice piece of beef with a conspicuous T -shaped bone.

verb (used with object)

T-boned, T-boning 

  1. Informal,  to crash into the side of (a motor vehicle).

    The driver of the SUV drove through a red light and T-boned a city bus.

porterhouse

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.