The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Sore"hon, n. Etym: [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.]
Definition: Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.