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Tope   Listen
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Tope  v. i.  (past & past part. toped; pres. part. toping)  To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. "If you tope in form, and treat."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Tope" Quotes from Famous Books



... white, On the still lake's bosom bright— Where the champac's[112] blossoms shine, Offerings meet for Brahma's shrine, While the fragrance floateth wide O'er velvet lawn and glassy tide— Where the mangoe tope bestows Night at noon day—cool repose, Neath burning heavens—a hush profound Breathing o'er the shaded ground— Where the medicinal neem, Of palest foliage, softest gleam, And the small leafed tamarind ...
— Flowers and Flower-Gardens • David Lester Richardson

... his Dickens as he should, Enjoys a double pleasure in this place; He loves to walk its ancient streets, and trace The scenes where Dickens' characters have stood. He reads The Mystery of Edwin Drood In Jasper's Gatehouse, and, with Tope as guide, Explores the old cathedral, Durdles' pride; Descends into the Crypt, and even would Ascend the Tower by moonlight, thence to see Fair Cloisterham reposing at his feet, And passing out, he almost hopes to meet Crisparkle and the white-haired Datchery. The gifted writer ...
— A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land • William R. Hughes

... and importance are of ancient date. Even when, as in France in 1789, this class seems to be exclusive, each half century introduces into it new families; judges, governors, rich businessmen or bankers who have risen to the tope of the social ladder through the wealth they have acquired or through the important offices they have filled; and here, in the medium thus constituted, the statesman and wise counselor of the people, ...
— The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) - The French Revolution, Volume 1 (of 3) • Hippolyte A. Taine



Words linked to "Tope" :   use, habituate, fuddle, shrine, booze



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