STEAK  , a thick slice or piece of

meat cut for frying, broiling or stewing . The word is apparently derived from Icel, steik, used in the same sense, which meant properly roasted meat, from steikja, to roast, that is, placed on a stick or peg of wood before the fire, siika, stick, cf . Swed. stek; Dan. steg, roast meat . A I I I I I 1 1 Aft . steak may be cut from any meat or fish, but the best known is a " beef-steak," cut properly from the rump a " rump-steak," or part of the loin a " tenderloin." A " porter-house" steak is a choice cut of steak from the loin, so named apparently first in New York from a well-known " porter-house," an eating-house where chops, steaks, &c., and porter or stout were served, at which these steaks were a speciality . A steak grilled between two other steaks, which are not served after the cooking is finished, is also sometimes called a " porter-house" steak .