You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
HINDOOSTANEE
Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hin"du*sta"ni, a. Etym: [Hind. Hindustani an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindustan India.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language.
– n.
Definition: The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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