The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
ASIPHONATA
As`i*pho"ne*a, A*si`pho*na"ta, As`i*phon"i*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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