You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
LOSENGER
Los"en*ger, n. Etym: [OF. losengier, losengeor, fr. losengier to deceive, flatter, losenge, flattery, Pr. lauzenga, fr. L. laus praise. Cf. Lozenge.]
Definition: A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener. [Obs.] Chaucer. To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done. Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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