1. The skin that covers the top of the head
   "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"

1. [N. Amer] Sell illegally, as on the black market 
2. Remove the scalp of
   "The enemies were scalped"

Derived forms: scalping, scalps, scalped

See also: scalper [N. Amer]

Type of: cutis, flog [Brit], remove, sell, skin, take, take away, tegument, withdraw

Part of: human head

Encyclopedia: Scalp

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