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porterhouse definition

porter·house (pôr′tər ho̵us′)

noun

  1. Historical a place where beer and porter (and sometimes steaks and chops) are served
  2. ☆

    Etymology: said to be so named as a specialty at a former New York porterhouse

    a choice cut of beef from the loin just before the sirloin
    in full porterhouse steak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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