An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ALPENSTOCK
alpenstock
(noun) a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alpenstock (plural alpenstocks)
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
Source: Wiktionary
Al"pen*stock`, n. Etym: [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.]
Definition: A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. Cheever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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