You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
privateerings
plural of privateering
Source: Wiktionary
Pri`va*teer"ing, n.
Definition: Cruising in a privateer.
Pri`va*teer" n. Etym: [From Private.]
1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
2. The commander of a privateer. Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. Macaulay.
Pri`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.]
Definition: To cruise in a privateer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 September 2024
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.