scalp

[ skalp ]

/ skælp /

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.

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).

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

scalp·er, noun scalp·less, adjective

Words nearby scalp

scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram, scaloppine, scalp, scalp lock, scalpel, scalping, scalpriform, scalprum

Example sentences from the Web for scalped

Wartime austerity did not prevent people coughing up as much as $20 for a scalped ticket.

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The other two children were found hidden in a bed, but also tomahawked and scalped.

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America |J. P. MacLean
The Iroquois were ten strong, and soon it looked as if all our friends would undoubtedly be killed and scalped.

Marching on Niagara |Edward Stratemeyer
The captain of the spies was killed and scalped on the march.

The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock |Ferdinand Brock Tupper

Those miserable men must have died horribly—devoured by wolves or scalped by Indians.

A Voyage round the World |W.H.G. Kingston
The blacksmith killed two Sioux, and the enemies cut off one leg and one arm, scalped him, and left the mangled body behind them.

Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 |Maria R. Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for scalped

scalp

/ (skælp) /

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

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

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

Medical definitions for scalped

scalp

[ skălp ]

n.

The skin covering the top of the head.

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verb (used without object)

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