chophouse

[ chop-hous ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs /

noun, plural chop·hous·es [chop-hou-ziz] /ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a restaurant specializing in chop, steaks, and the like.

Origin of chophouse

First recorded in 1680–90; chop1 + house

Example sentences from the Web for chophouse

  • Our first muchacho, Valentine, surprised us by existing on the ten-cent dinners of the Chinese chophouse on the corner.

  • That is the chophouse that might be put in the cellar of that glorious old round-towered building at 59 Ann Street.

    Plum Pudding |Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for chophouse (1 of 2)

chophouse 1
/ (ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs) /

noun

a restaurant specializing in steaks, grills, chops, etc

British Dictionary definitions for chophouse (2 of 2)

chophouse 2
/ (ˈtʃɒpˌhaʊs) /

noun

(formerly) a customs house in China