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tope Definition


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tope1
verb
    intr
    toped, toping
    1. archaic
      To drink alcohol to excess.
Derivative: toper
noun
    Etymology: 17c: perhaps a variant of obsolete top to drink.




    tope2
    noun
      1. A small shark, native to temperate and tropical seas, with a slender white and dark-grey body.
    Etymology: 17c.



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