tope

n. [ Tamil tōppu. ] A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. [ India ] Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus syn. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The wren. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Toped p. pr. & vb. n. Toping. ] [ F. tôper to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, tôpe 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Eskimo tupek. ] An Eskimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skins of the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially underground and covered with timber and turf. Topeks are also used by Indians of the lower Yukon region. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot. [ 1913 Webster ]