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Pronunciation : Tope
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, astupa, through Prakrin tppo.]
Definition : Defn: A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument. often erected over a Buddhish relic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tope
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Tamil tppu.]
Definition : Defn: A grove or clumb of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] Whitworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tope
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)

Defn: 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?l.)

Defn: The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tope
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. t?per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, t?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.]
Definition : Defn: To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden.

i. [imp. & p. p. Toped; p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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