porterhouse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

porterhouse
    n 1: large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing
         a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin [syn:
         {porterhouse}, {porterhouse steak}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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