The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
HOBIT
Ho"bit, n. Etym: [See Howitzer.] (Mil.)
Definition: A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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