The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
QUERL
Querl, v. t. Etym: [G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. Twirl.]
Definition: To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope. [Local, U.S.]
Querl, n.
Definition: A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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