A tope is a usually dome-shaped monument built by Buddhists. It's also known as a stupa. (At right is the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.)
Read a history of stupas, learn how to build one or visit the Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath, India, where it's believed the Buddha delivered his first sermon.
Tope is also an intransitive verb meaning to drink (liquor) habitually and copiously. It's also a small shark with a long snout.
Thanks to Wordsmith.org.
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