You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
(noun) a building where animals are butchered
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abattoir (plural abattoirs)
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]
A place likened to a slaughterhouse.
• Baraitot
Source: Wiktionary
A`bat`toir", n.; pl. Abattoirs. Etym: [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See Abate.]
Definition: A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.