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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOPE, n. A fish of the shark kind, the squalus galeus of Linne.
TOPE, v.i. To drink hard; to drink strong or spiritus liquors to excess.
If you tope in form, and treat--

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists [syn: stupa, tope] v
1: drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" [syn: drink, tope]

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb (toped; toping) Etymology: obsolete English tope, interjection used to wish good health before drinking Date: 1664 to drink liquor to excess II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1686 a small slender cosmopolitan shark (Galeorhinus galeus) valued for its flesh, fins, and oil-rich liver III. noun Etymology: perhaps from Punjabi ?op hat Date: 1815 stupa

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v.intr. archaic or literary drink alcohol to excess, esp. habitually. Derivatives: toper n. Etymology: perh. f. obs. top quaff 2. n. Ind. a grove, esp. of mangoes. Etymology: Telugu topu, Tamil toppu 3. n. = STUPA. Etymology: Punjab top f. Prakrit & Pali thupo f. Skr. STUPA 4. n. a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus. Etymology: perh. f. Corn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tope Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped (t[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] [F. t[^o]per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, t[^o]pe agreed!; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.] To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tope Tope (t[=o]p), n. [Probably from Skr. st[=u]pa a tope, a stupa, through Prakrit th[=u]po.] A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tope Tope, n. [Tamil t[=o]ppu.] A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] --Whitworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tope Tope, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, or Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Tipple, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink.

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