The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
porrects
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of porrect
Source: Wiktionary
Por*rect", a. Etym: [L. porrectus, p. p. of porrigere to stretch out before one's self, to but forth.]
Definition: Extended horizontally; stretched out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.