The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
CHAFEWAX
Chafe"wax`, or Chaff"wax`, n. (Eng. Law)
Definition: Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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