scalp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Originally a northern word, and therefore presumed to come from a Scandinavian source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Old Norse skálpr (“‘sheath’”), Middle Dutch schelpe (“‘shell’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /skalp/
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[edit] Noun

scalp (plural scalps)

1. (now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.
2. (anatomy) The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from
3. A victory.
4. (Scottish) A bed or stratum of shellfish; a scaup.

[edit] Derived terms

• scalpy

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[edit] Verb

to scalp (third-person singular simple present scalps, present participle scalping, simple past and past participle scalped)

1. To remove the part of the head from where the hair grows, by brutal act or accident.
2. (slang) To sell for a greatly inflated price to those in desperation, as in scalping tickets to a ball game.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aclps
• calps
• claps
• clasp