You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
From the name of its inventor, Baron Coehorn.
coehorn (plural coehorns)
(military, historical) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two people.
Source: Wiktionary
Coe"horn, n. Etym: [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.] (Mil.)
Definition: A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.