The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Pres"sive, a.
Definition: Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.