The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
outcasts
plural of outcast
Source: Wiktionary
Out"cast`, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]
Definition: Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.
Out"cast`, n.
1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond. The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2.
2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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.