The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Ex*oc"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. exoculatus, p. p. of exoculare to exoculate; ex out + oculus an eye.]
Definition: To deprive of eyes. [R.] W. C. Hazlitt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.