porterhouse

noun

por·​ter·​house ˈpȯr-tər-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a house where malt liquor (such 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

Examples of porterhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 120-day bone-in porterhouse isn’t the only celebrity on premises. —Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026

The robata grill is the centrepiece, serving up flamed porterhouse, whole seabream and kushiyaki skewers. —Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

And home plate had to look as juicy as a porterhouse to Adames, who had gone 11 games without scoring a run. —Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 May 2026

Archiebald Steak Home is a refined American steakhouse serving prime cuts of porterhouse and rib-eye alongside standout starters like king crab dumplings and steak tartare. —Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for porterhouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

porterhouse

noun

por·​ter·​house ˈpōrt-ər-ˌhau̇s 

ˈpȯrt-

: a beefsteak with a large piece of tenderloin on a T-shaped bone