See Also: Scalp(medicine)
scalp(5)(dictionary)
scalp(4)(dictionary)
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scalp(1)(dictionary)
Ala-scalp(health)
Scalp(finance)
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scalp muscle(medicine)

scalp(4) (iou)



scalp verb2 trans. ['skalp] See also SCULP verb2. L17.
[from SCALP noun1.]
a. Hist. Cut off the scalp of (a person, esp. an enemy). L17.
scalping-knife a knife used for scalping an enemy.
J. A. Michener The Cheyenne..knelt beside the corpse and scalped it.
b. Criticize savagely or mercilessly; (chiefly US) inflict loss or defeat on, humiliate, or destroy the influence of. M19.
J. F. Ferrier Dr Reid and his followers, instead of scalping a doctrine, have merely tomahawked a word. A. Bridge He's always being scalped...he will chase women. D. Kyle He would be scalped on the cab fare.
transf. Remove the top or surface of (an object, metal, soil, etc.). L17.
A. Fenton This scalping of the moorland left great stretches bare. G. Benford Rising temperatures had scalped the hills of their snow.
b. In milling etc., separate different sizes of, remove unwanted parts from, (wheat etc.). L19.
Buy and resell (shares, tickets, etc.) for a high or quick profit; speculate for a small quick profit on (commodity or other markets). colloq. Orig. & chiefly N. Amer. L19.
scalped adjective (a) having the scalp torn off or torn bare or removed; (b) (of metal) having had the surface layer removed: M18.