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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1758 1. a house where malt liquor (as porter) is sold 2. a large steak cut from the thick end of the short loin to contain a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin — see beef illustration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Porterhouse 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.