The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
BACULOMETRY
Bac`u*lom"e*try, n. Etym: [L. baculum staff + -metry]
Definition: Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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