The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
moats
plural of moat
• MOTAS, Matos, Motas, atmos, atoms, masto-, stoma
Source: Wiktionary
Moat, n. Etym: [OF. mote hill, dike, bank, F. motte clod, turf: cf. Sp. & Pg. mota bank or mound of earth, It. motta clod, LL. mota, motta, a hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, Prov. G. mott bog earth heaped up; or perh. F. motte, and OF. mote, are from a LL. p.p. of L. movere to move (see Move). The name of moat, properly meaning, bank or mound, was transferred to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. dike and ditch.] (Fort.)
Definition: A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
Moat, v. t.
Definition: To surround with a moat. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.