The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
sandmen
plural of sandman
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Source: Wiktionary
Sand"man`, n.
Definition: A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.