The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Ham"let*ed, p. a.
Definition: Confined to a hamlet. Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.