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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of porterhouse1

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

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.

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

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."

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She's boiled dozens of eggs, seared more porterhouse steaks than she cares to recall, and tasted enough types of bacon to concern a cardiologist.

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Yes, he calls it aging, as if his birria were a porterhouse steak slowly losing moisture in a temperature- and humidity-controlled room.

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