Etymology

chophouse

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Today it means: An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse. Full definition →

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The story

From chop + house. For Chinese customs sense, see chop (“quality”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.