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T-bone vs. porterhouse

T-bone
[tee-bohn] / ˈtiˌboʊn /

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
[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.