The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
COPEMAN
Cope"man, n. Etym: [D. koopman, fr. koopen to buy. See Cope, v. i. Chapman.]
Definition: A chapman; a dealer; a merchant. [Obs.] He would have sold his part of paradise For ready money, had he met a copeman. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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