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.
THIRDHAND
thirdhand
(adjective) derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps; “a thirdhand report”
thirdhand
(adverb) by doubly indirect means; “I got the news thirdhand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
thirdhand (comparative more thirdhand, superlative most thirdhand)
Having been relayed by two intermediate sources.
Having had two previous owners.
Adverb
thirdhand (comparative more thirdhand, superlative most thirdhand)
By two intermediates.
Source: Wiktionary
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