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- noun Plural form of
chophouse .
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Examples
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Instead of the white tablecloths and wood paneling found at many chophouses, 5A5, which opened in April, is decorated mainly in blacks and creams.
5A5 Steak Lounge 2010
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Instead of the white tablecloths and wood paneling found at many chophouses, 5A5 is mainly blacks and creams.
5A5 Steak Lounge 2010
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It was after eleven, and except for drifters, derelicts, and Mexican dishwashers leaving darkened chophouses, the sidewalks were deserted.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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It was after eleven, and except for drifters, derelicts, and Mexican dishwashers leaving darkened chophouses, the sidewalks were deserted.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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It was after eleven, and except for drifters, derelicts, and Mexican dishwashers leaving darkened chophouses, the sidewalks were deserted.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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City Hall, with its attendant law offices and chophouses, was the political center of town.
The Great Bridge David McCullough 1972
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We have said a good deal, now and then, about some of the taverns and chophouses we enjoy; but the one that tingles most strongly in our bosom is one that doesn't exist.
Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Christopher Morley 1923
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It quickly joined a Los Angeles-area tradition of clubby-chic industry chophouses that includes Dominick's, where
NYT > Home Page By SPENCER MORGAN 2011
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It seems that chophouses could be on the endangered list.
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