- porterhouse
- porterhouse "restaurant or chophouse where porter is served," c.1758, from PORTER (Cf. porter) (3). Porterhouse steak (1841) is said to be from a particular establishment in New York City.
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Porterhouse — can refer to: *Porterhouse steak *Porterhouse Brewery *A fictional Cambridge college in the novel Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe … Wikipedia
porterhouse — [pôr′tər hous΄] n. 1. Historical a place where beer and porter (and sometimes steaks and chops) are served ☆ 2. [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… … English World dictionary
Porterhouse — Por ter*house, n. A house where porter is sold. [1913 Webster] {Porterhouse steak}, a steak cut from a sirloin of beet, including the upper and under part. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porterhouse — /pawr teuhr hows , pohr /, n., pl. porterhouses / how ziz/. 1. Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin. 2. Archaic. a house at which porter and other liquors are retailed. [1750 60; PORTER3… … Universalium
porterhouse — noun a) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc b) A 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 … Wiktionary
porterhouse — /ˈpɔtəhaʊs/ (say pawtuhhows) noun 1. Also, porterhouse steak. a thick cut T bone steak from the rump end of the loin. 2. (formerly) a house where porter and other liquors were retailed. {porter3 + house1} …
porterhouse — n. esp. US 1 hist. a house at which porter and other drinks were retailed. 2 a house where steaks, chops, etc. were served. Phrases and idioms: porterhouse steak a thick steak cut from the thick end of a sirloin … Useful english dictionary
Porterhouse Blue — is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, it tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of a fictional Cambridge college, Porterhouse. There is a … Wikipedia
Porterhouse steak — Porterhouse Por ter*house, n. A house where porter is sold. [1913 Webster] {Porterhouse steak}, a steak cut from a sirloin of beet, including the upper and under part. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porterhouse Brewery — The Porterhouse Brewing Company is a chain of public houses in Ireland and London, England. It was founded in 1989 by Liam La Hart and Oliver Hughes and now has 5 premises.HistoryIreland has traditionally had a long history of brewing. At the… … Wikipedia
