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noun the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head of an enemy as a sign of victory, as by some North American Indians and others during the colonial and frontier periods in the U.S.
any token of victory.
the integument on the top of the head of an animal.
Informal . a small profit made in quick buying and selling.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to cut or tear the scalp from.
Informal . to resell (tickets, merchandise, etc.) at higher than the official rates. to buy and sell (stocks) so as to make small quick profits. to plane down the surfaces of (an ingot, billet, or slab).
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) Informal . to scalp tickets, stocks, or the like.
Origin of scalp 1250–1300; Middle English (north) (noun), perhaps <Old Norse skālpr sheath (hence, metaphorically a covering)
OTHER WORDS FROM scalp scalper, noun scalpless, adjective Words nearby scalp scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram, scaloppine, scalp , scalpel, scalping, scalp lock, scalpriform, scalprum
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Example sentences from the Web for scalp On average, humans lose between 50-150 scalp hairs each day.
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Shivering, she sat up in bed and ran a hand across her scalp .
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His scalp was freckled and shiny, with wispy tufts of hair above his ears.
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Two Crows said that the pole rested on the scalp when it was in the lodge.
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It did me good to see the folks venture gingerly up, expecting us to scalp them, I suppose, and bear him off.
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After a while he began to recover; large patches of hair fell from his scalp , leaving his head thickly covered with bald spots.
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The majority vouchsafed no reply; others, fancying it was pomatum for ringworm of the scalp , refused testily.
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He had sustained a scalp wound where a sharp-edged rock had hit him.
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British Dictionary definitions for scalp noun anatomy the skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head
(among North American Indians) a part of this removed as a trophy from a slain enemy
a trophy or token signifying conquest
hunting , mainly US a piece of hide cut from the head of a victim as a trophy or as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty
informal , mainly US a small speculative profit taken in quick transactions
Scot dialect a projection of bare rock from vegetation
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) to cut the scalp from
informal , mainly US to purchase and resell (securities) quickly so as to make several small profits
informal to buy (tickets) cheaply and resell at an inflated price
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Derived forms of scalp scalper , noun Word Origin for scalp C13: probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skalpr sheath, Middle Dutch schelpe, Danish skalp husk
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Medical definitions for scalp n. The skin covering the top of the head.
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