The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
despumates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despumate
Source: Wiktionary
Des"pu*mate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Despumated; p. pr. & vb. n. Despumating.] Etym: [L. despumatus, p. p. of despumare to despume; de- + spumare to foam, froth, spuma froth, scum.]
Definition: To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.