The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
WRECKMASTER
Etymology
Noun
wreckmaster (plural wreckmasters)
One who is appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc, thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
Source: Wiktionary
Wreck"-mas`ter, n.
Definition: A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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