scalp
1. scalp \'skalp\ n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON ska-lpr sheath; akin
to MD schelpe] shell 1a: the part of the integument of the human head usu.
covered with hair 1b: the corresponding part of a lower animal (as a wolf
or fox) 2a: a part of the human scalp with attached hair cut or torn from
an enemy as a token of victory by Indian warriors of No. America 2b: a
trophy of victory chiefly Scot 3: a projecting mass of bare ground or
rock
2. scalp vt 1a: to deprive of the scalp 1b: to remove an upper or better
part from 2: to screen or sift in order to remove foreign materials or to
separate o ut coarser grades 3a: to buy and sell so as to make small quick
profits {~ stocks R@ grain} 3b: to obtain and resell at greatly increased
prices 1: to take scalps 2a: to profit by slight market fluctuations 2b:
to scalp tickets - scalp.er n