The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
rousted
simple past tense and past participle of roust
• Stouder, detours, dourest, douters, redouts
Source: Wiktionary
Roust (roust), v. t.
Definition: To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Roust, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. röst an estuary.]
Definition: A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. [Written also rost, and roost.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.