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.
CHEVERIL
Noun
cheveril (usually uncountable, plural cheverils)
(obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.
Adjective
cheveril (not comparable)
(obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.
Source: Wiktionary
Chev"er*il, n. Etym: [OF. chevrel, F. chevreau, kid, dim. of chevre goat, fr. L. capra. See Caper, v. i.]
Definition: Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility. [Obs.] Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.
Chev"er*il, a.
Definition: Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.] A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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