tope

A small-sized Chinese junk. Also, the Galeus vulgaris, a kind of shark. Also, a small grove of trees in India.

Tope
·noun The <<Wren>>. II. Tope ·noun A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. III. Tope ·vi To d...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
tope
n. an Australasian Shark, Galeusaustralis, Macl. It differs somewhat from Galeuscanis, the Tope of ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris