T-bone

[ tee-bohn ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

, T-boned, T-bon·ing.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-bone¹

From the shape of the letter T + bone ( def ); T-bone def 1 was first recorded in 1930–35; T-bone def 2 in 1965–70.

Example Sentences

The owners said the family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions, then left without paying their £329 bill.

From BBC

A family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions then left without paying their £329 restaurant bill, it has been claimed.

From BBC

"They were ordering T-bone steaks, fillet steaks, double desserts, they wanted two brownies on a plate," said Mr Cangelosi.

From BBC

He ate a last meal of T-bone steak, hash browns, toast and eggs slathered in A1 steak sauce, Hood said by telephone before the execution was carried out.

From Seattle Times

While attending a poetry reading by Olivia Harrison, late Beatle George Harrison’s widow, Starr ran into Tom “T-Bone” Wolk.

From Seattle Times