The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
coolies
plural of coolie
Source: Wiktionary
Coo"lie, n.
Definition: Same as Cooly.
Coo"ly, Coo"lie, n.; pl. Coolies. Etym: [Hind. k a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k, ky, slave.]
Definition: An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.
Coo"ly, Coo"lie, n.; pl. Coolies. Etym: [Hind. k a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k, ky, slave.]
Definition: An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 January 2025
(noun) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.