tope 1
/tohp/ , v. , toped, toping .
v.i.
1. to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
v.t.
2. to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.
[ 1645-55; var. of obs. top to drink, in phrase top off (on the model of tip off to drink (a full helping) at a draught), special use of top to tilt. See TOPPLE ]
tope 2
/tohp/ , n.
1. a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
2. any of various related sharks of small to medium size.
[ 1680-90; akin to toper dogfish (Norfolk dial.) ]
tope 3
/tohp/ , n.
(in Buddhist countries) a dome-shaped monument, usually for religious relics.
[ 1805-15; top ]