The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
tidewaiters
plural of tidewaiter
Source: Wiktionary
Tide"wait`er, n.
Definition: A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.