You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
AUBAINE
Au`baine", n. Etym: [F., fr. aubain an alien, fr. L. alibi elsewhere.]
Definition: Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized. Littré. Droit d'aubaine (, the right, formerly possessed by the king of France, to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was abolished in 1819. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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