The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
dingdonged
simple past tense and past participle of dingdong
Source: Wiktionary
Ding"dong`, n. Etym: [See Ding.]
1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.
2. (Horol.)
Definition: An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.