Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped (tpt); 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.
If you tope in form, and treat.
Dryden.
To"per (t"pr), n. One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a
drunkard; a sot.
Top"et (?), n. [F. toupet tuft. See Touper.] (Zoöl.) The European
crested titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Top"ful (?), a. Full to the top, ore brim; brimfull. "Topful of direst
cruelty." Shak.
[He] was so topful of himself, that he let it spill on all the company.