The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Lobs"pound`, n. Etym: [Lob + pound a prison.]
Definition: A prison. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.