The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Pe*lo"ta, n. [Sp., lit., ball.]
Definition: A Basque, Spanish, and Spanish-American game played in a court, in which a ball is struck with a wickerwork racket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.