The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
smickets
plural of smicket
Source: Wiktionary
Smick"et, n. Etym: [Dim. of smock.]
Definition: A woman's under-garment; a smock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2024
(noun) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; “the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.