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.
BENCHER
Etymology
Noun
bencher (plural benchers)
(Canadian, law) A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
(British, obsolete, legal) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
(UK, obsolete) An alderman of a corporation.
(obsolete) A member of a court or council.
(obsolete) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Source: Wiktionary
Bench"er, n.
1. (Eng. Law)
Definition: One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.] Ashmole.
3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.] Shak.
4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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