The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
osculum (plural oscula)
(chiefly, zoology) A small opening or orifice. [from 18th c.]
(zoology, obsolete) One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.
(zoology) The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.
• lucumos, musculo-
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cu*lum, n.; pl. Oscula. Etym: [L., a little mouth.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Oscule.
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.