Meanings
nounporterhouse (plural porterhouses)
plural porterhouses · alternative porter house
- CanadaUSA cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak.First known use 19th c.
- CanadaUShistoricalA public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc.First known use 18th c.
He contrived the same afternoon to introduce himself to one of the footmen of Lady Horatia at the porter house he frequented […].
1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 372
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin
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