The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Poi"trel, n. Etym: [OE. poitrel, F. poitrail, fr. L. pectorale a breastplate, fr. pectoralis, a. See Pectoral, a.] (Anc. Armor)
Definition: The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See Peytrel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.