The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
whortles
plural of whortle
• Lowthers, Strehlow
Source: Wiktionary
Whor"tle, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The whortleberry, or bilberry. [He] looked ahead of him from behind a tump of whortles. R. D. Blackmore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.