scalp
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scalp (plural scalps)
- (anatomy) The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from
- A victory.
- (Scottish) A bed or stratum of shellfish; a scaup.
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part of head
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to scalp (third-person singular simple present scalps, present participle scalping, simple past and past participle scalped)
- To remove the part of the head from where the hair grows, by brutal act or accident.
- (slang) To sell for a greatly inflated price to those in desperation, as in scalping tickets to a ball game.
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remove part of the head
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