The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
ribibes
plural of ribibe
• ribbies
Source: Wiktionary
Rib"ibe, n. Etym: [See Rebec.]
1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares.
2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.