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.
COSHER
kosher, cosher
(adjective) conforming to dietary laws; “kosher meat”; “a kosher kitchen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
cosher (third-person singular simple present coshers, present participle coshering, simple past and past participle coshered)
To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on.
To chat in a friendly way.
Anagrams
• Roesch, chores, ochers, ochres
Source: Wiktionary
Cosh"er (ksh"r), v. t. Etym: [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering.]
1. (Old Law)
Definition: To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering.
2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [Ireland]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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