The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
adawed
simple past tense and past participle of adaw
adawed (comparative more adawed, superlative most adawed)
(now rare, archaic) Daunted, overwhelmed.
Source: Wiktionary
A*daw", v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.]
Definition: To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.
A*daw", v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.]
Definition: To awaken; to arouse. [Obs.] A man that waketh of his sleep He may not suddenly well taken keep Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly Till that he be adawed verily. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.