The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach
(noun) someone who moves slowly; “in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slowpoke (plural slowpokes)
(US, Canada, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
• plodder
• sluggard
• (UK equivalent) slowcoach
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.