The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Duffers
plural of Duffer
• suffer'd
duffers
plural of duffer
• suffer'd
Source: Wiktionary
Duf"fer, n.
1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang]
Duff, n. Etym: [From OE. dagh. . See Dough.]
1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.