The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
lads
plural of lad
(Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
• ADLs, ADSL, ALDS, DALs, LDAs, dals
Source: Wiktionary
Lad, obs. p. p.
Definition: of Lead, to guide Chaucer.
Lad, n. Etym: [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. , Ir. lath. (. Cf. Lass.]
1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish lad." Shak. There is a lad here, which hath fire barley loaves and two small fishes. John vi. 9.
2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.