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.
TIPSTAFF
tipstaff
(noun) staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tipstaff (plural tipstaffs or tipstaves)
A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff
Source: Wiktionary
Tip"staff`, n.; pl. Tipstaff (.
1. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon.
2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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