You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
QUINTALS
Noun
quintals
plural of quintal
Proper noun
Quintals
plural of Quintal
Source: Wiktionary
QUINTAL
Quin"tal, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See Hundred, and cf. Kentle.]
1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental. [Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.]
2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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