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.
HIGHBOY
highboy, tallboy
(noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
highboy (plural highboys)
A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs.
• (US) National Gallery of Art
(dated) One who enjoys the high life.
(dated) A political highflier.
Synonyms
• (tall chest of drawers): tallboy
Source: Wiktionary
High"boy`, n.
1. One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer.
2. A kind of set of drawers. [U. S.] "Mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles." K. L. Bates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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