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.
SMUGGLED
bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled
(adjective) distributed or sold illicitly; “the black economy pays no taxes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
smuggled
simple past tense and past participle of smuggle
Source: Wiktionary
SMUGGLE
Smug"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smuggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Smuggling.] Etym: [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to eat in secret, AS. smgan to creep. See Smock.]
1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace.
2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Smug"gle, v. i.
Definition: To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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