Toper \To"per\ (t[=o]"p[~e]r), n. One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tope \Tope\, n.

1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)