toped
simple past tense and past participle of tope
• PEDOT, depot, dĂ©pĂ´t, opted, poted
Source: Wiktionary
Tope, n. Etym: [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, astupa, through Prakrin tppo.]
Definition: A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument. often erected over a Buddhish relic.
Tope, n. Etym: [Tamil tppu.]
Definition: A grove or clumb of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] Whitworth.
Tope, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped; p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] Etym: [F. tĂ´per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, tĂ´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: To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
