The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
forfex (plural forfices)
(obsolete) A pair of shears.
Source: Wiktionary
For"fex, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A pair of shears. Pope.
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.