See Also: porterhouse(dictionary)
porterhouse steak(dictionary)

porterhouse (iou)



porterhouse noun. Chiefly N. Amer. M18.
[from PORTER noun2 3 + HOUSE noun1.]
Hist. A place where porter and other malt liquors were sold; a place where steaks, chops, etc., were served, a steak-house. M18.
In full porterhouse steak. A large choice steak cut from between the sirloin and the tenderloin. E19.