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tope

UK/təʊp/ US/toʊp/ uncommon archaic obsolete

verb

1.

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

  • “The husband drinks and beats his wife”
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Origin

Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), which in turn is borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp). Ultimately loaned from a Turkic word, which is derived from Proto-Turkic *top. Compare Turkish top.

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