You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
OPERCLE
O"per*cle, n. Etym: [Cf.F. opercule. See Operculum.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An operculum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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