The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
FRISTED
Verb
fristed
simple past tense and past participle of frist
Source: Wiktionary
FRIST
Frist, v. t. Etym: [OE. fristen, firsten, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.]
Definition: To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] Crabb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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