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.
SURFBOARD
surfboard
(noun) a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
surfboard, surf
(verb) ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; “Californians love to surf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
surfboard (plural surfboards)
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.
Verb
surfboard (third-person singular simple present surfboards, present participle surfboarding, simple past and past participle surfboarded)
To use a surfboard; to surf.
Usage notes
• Not preferred by surfers, who would say "surf".
• Might be used to distinguish from body-surfing, riding waves without equipment.
Source: Wiktionary
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