The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
eavesdroppings
plural of eavesdropping
Source: Wiktionary
Eaves"drop`ping, n. (Law)
Definition: The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law. Wharton.
Eaves"drop`, v. i. Etym: [Eaves + drop.]
Definition: To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.
Eaves"drop`, n.
Definition: The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.