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Meaning of PORTERHOUSE

Pronunciation:  'powrtur`haws

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin
 
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 Synonyms: porterhouse steak
 
 See Also: beef loin, beefsteak

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Por"ter*house\, n.
A house where porter is sold.
{Porterhouse steak}, a steak cut from a sirloin of beet,
   including the upper and under part.
 

 

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