The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
barmaids
plural of barmaid
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"maid`, n.
Definition: A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop. A bouncing barmaid. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.