You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
LAMPBLACKING
Verb
lampblacking
present participle of lampblack
Source: Wiktionary
LAMPBLACK
Lamp"black`, n. Etym: [Lamp + black.]
Definition: The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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