The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
tousing
present participle of touse
• Guintos, ousting, outings, outsing, sign out, sign-out, signout, sing out
Source: Wiktionary
Touse, Touze, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Toused; p. pr. & vb. n. Tousing.] Etym: [OE. tosen sq. root64. See tease, and cf. Tose, Toze. ]
Definition: To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak. As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed. Spenser.
Touse, n.
Definition: A pulling; a disturbance. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.