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scalp

UK/skælp/ US/ˈskælp/ fairly common slang us
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

the skin that covers the top of the head

  • “they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy”

verb

1.

sell illegally, as on the black market

2.

remove the scalp of

  • “The enemies were scalped”

Origin

From Middle English scalp, skalp, scalpe (“crown of the head; skull”). Originally a northern word, and therefore probably from a North Germanic source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Sylt North Frisian Skolp (“dandruff”), Old Norse skálpr (“sheath”), Old Swedish skalp, Dutch schelp (“shell”).

Phrases

  • bulldog scalp
  • scalp lock
  • scalp ringworm
  • scalp-ear-nipple syndrome
  • scalping knife
  • scalping tuft

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