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.
THOROUGHFARE
thoroughfare
(noun) a public road from one place to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thoroughfare (plural thoroughfares)
(now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.
A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.
(obsolete) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit.
An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.
Source: Wiktionary
Thor"ough*fare`, n. Etym: [AS. þurhfaru.]
1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street. A large and splendid thoroughfare. Motley.
2. A passing or going through; passage. [R.] [Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent Of easy thoroughfare. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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