Porterhouse
(noun)
A steak cut from the large end of the short loin, including a bone and a large tenderloin muscle and a smaller strip muscle.
Origin:
Mid 19th century: from porter (a type of steak) + house.
Examples:
- He ordered a porterhouse steak for dinner.
- The porterhouse steak was cooked to perfection.
- The porterhouse steak is one of the most sought after cuts of beef.
- The porterhouse steak was large and juicy.
- He asked the chef to prepare the porterhouse steak medium rare.