The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
CHESSOM
Ches"som, n. Etym: [Cf. Chisley.]
Definition: Mellow earth; mold. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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