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.
PICNICKING
PICNIC
picnic
(verb) eat alfresco, in the open air; “We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
picnicking
present participle of picnic
Noun
picnicking (plural picnickings)
An expedition for the purpose of having a picnic.
Source: Wiktionary
PICNIC
Pic"nic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf. Knickknack.]
Definition: Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).
Pic"nic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picnicking.]
Definition: To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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