The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
naker (plural nakers)
(musical instruments) A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum.
• nakir
• Karen, anker, knare, ranke
Source: Wiktionary
Na"ker, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Nacre.
Na"ker, n. Etym: [OE. nakere, F. nakaire, LL. nacara, Per. naqaret.]
Definition: A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.