The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
mootmen
plural of mootman
Source: Wiktionary
Moot"man, n.; pl. Mootmen (. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: One who argued moot cases in the inns of court.
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.