The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
brokery (countable and uncountable, plural brokeries)
(obsolete) The business of a broker.
Source: Wiktionary
Bro"ker*y, n.
Definition: The business of a broker. [Obs.] And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting, And tricks belonging unto brokery. Marlowe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.