The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
decrepitates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate
Source: Wiktionary
De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]
Definition: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
Definition: To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.