The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
cummerbunds
plural of cummerbund.
Source: Wiktionary
Cum"mer*bund`, n. [Written also kummerbund, cummerband, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.]
Definition: A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.