The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
martins
plural of martin
• Rantism
Martins
A surname derived from the given name Martin.
Martins
plural of Martin
• Rantism
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"tin, n. (Stone Working) Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
Mar"tin, n. Etym: [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.]
Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy.
– Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird.
– Sand martin, the bank swallow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.