The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
strum, thrum
(verb) sound the strings of (a stringed instrument); “strum a guitar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
strummed
simple past tense and past participle of strum
• drummest
Source: Wiktionary
Strum, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Strummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Strumming.] Etym: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.]
Definition: To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 July 2024
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.