Topple, 1) intr. to tumble, to fall down: “down --s she,” Mids. II, 1, 53. “though castles t. on their warders' heads,” Mcb. IV, 1, 56. “lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight t. down headlong,” Lr. IV, 6, 24. “the very principals did seem to rend and all to t.” Per. III, 2, 17 (cf. All-to).
2) to throw down, to overturn: “--s down steeples,” H4A III, 1, 32 (Ff tumbles).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
