The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
anaesthetizing
present participle of anaesthetize
Source: Wiktionary
An*æs"the*tize, v. t. (Med.)
Definition: To render insensible by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.