The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
caliche, hardpan
(noun) crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hardpan (countable and uncountable, plural hardpans)
A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water.
synonym of dry lake.
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Source: Wiktionary
Hard"pan`, n.
Definition: The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.