| n. | 1. | A bed of oysters or mussels. | |||
| 1. | That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair. | ||||
| 2. | A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory. | ||||
| 3. | Fig.: The top; the summit.
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| v. t. | 1. | To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of. | |||
| 2. | (Surg.) To remove the skin of. | ||||
| 3. | (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. | ||||
| v. i. | 1. | To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; - said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account. | |||
| Noun | 1. | scalp - the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" |
| Verb | 1. | scalp - sell illegally, as on the black market |
| 2. | scalp - remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped" |
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