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torple

verb

  1. To fall headlong; topple

    intransitive, obsolete, rare

    The grille flew open as it torpled backwards, and the fire o' love shot out in all directions, pouring out sparks as the stove rolled across the rock and plumged [sic] over the far side.

Where it comes from

From Middle English torplen, of obscure origin. Compare torfel and topple.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry torple (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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