The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
pails
plural of pail
• ALIPs, Alsip, lapis, lipas, spial
Source: Wiktionary
Pail, n. Etym: [OE. paile, AS. pægel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. pægel half a pint.]
Definition: A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.