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.
FOSSE
moat, fosse
(noun) ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Fosse (plural Fosses)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fosse is the 31360th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 739 individuals. Fosse is most common among White (91.47%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
fosse (plural fosses)
A ditch or moat.
(anatomy) Alternative form of fossa
Source: Wiktionary
Fosse, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A ditch or moat.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Fossa. Fosse road. See Fosseway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
5 May 2025
UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Coffee Trivia
