You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
spanceled
simple past tense and past participle of spancel
• enclasped
Source: Wiktionary
Span"cel, n. Etym: [Perhaps span + AS. sal a rope.]
Definition: A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Grose.
Span"cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanceled or Spancelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanceling or Spancelling.]
Definition: To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Malone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.