The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
wexes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wex
Source: Wiktionary
Wex, v. t. & i.
Definition: To grow; to wax. [Obs.] Chaucer. "Each wexing moon." Dryden.
Wex, obs. imp. of Wex.
Definition: Waxed. Chaucer.
Wex, n.
Definition: Wax. [Obs.] "Yelwe as wex." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.