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語源

From porter +‎ house.

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名詞

porterhouse (plural porterhouses)

1. (chiefly 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. [from 19th c.]
2. (chiefly Canada, US, now historical) A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc. [from 18th c.]
   • 1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 372:

     He contrived the same afternoon to introduce himself to one of the footmen of Lady Horatia at the porter house he frequented […] .

派生語

• Tuscan porterhouse