The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
equipoised
(adjective) lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
equipoised
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
Source: Wiktionary
E"qui*poise, n. Etym: [Equi- + poise.]
1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces. The means of preserving the equipoise and the tranquillity of the commonwealth. Burke. Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires. Longfellow.
2. Counterpoise. The equipoise to the clergy being removed. Buckle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.