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porterhouses

porterhouses is the plural of porterhouse.

Meaning of porterhouse

Noun

porterhouse (plural porterhouses)

  1. (Canada, US) 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.
  2. (Canada, US, historical) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc.
    • He contrived the same afternoon to introduce himself to one of the footmen of Lady Horatia at the porter house he frequented […].1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 372

Phrases with porterhouses

Questions about porterhouses

What is porterhouses the plural of?
Porterhouses is the plural of porterhouse.

Words near porterhouses in the dictionary

  1. Porterfield
  2. Porterfields
  3. porterhouse
  4. porterhouse steak
  5. porterhouse steaks
  6. porterhouses
  7. portering
  8. porterless
  9. porterlike
  10. porterly
  11. porters

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