TOPE (4)

Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped (tōpt); 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.