You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
hocused
simple past tense and past participle of hocus
• choused, douches
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"cus, v. t. Etym: [See Hocus-pocus.]
1. To deceive or cheat. Halliwell.
2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. Dickens.
3. To stupefy with drugged liquor. Thackeray.
Ho"cus, n.
1. One who cheats or deceives. South.
2. Drugged liquor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.