The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
SLATTERNS
Noun
slatterns
plural of slattern
Source: Wiktionary
SLATTERN
Slat"tern, n.
Definition: A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.
Slat"tern, a.
Definition: Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern air." Gay.
Slat"tern, v. t.
Definition: To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away. [R.] Chesterfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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