Scalp

skalp, n. the outer covering of the skull or brain-case, including the skin, the expanded tendon of the occipito-frontal is muscle, with intermediate cellular ti ue and blood-ve els: the skin on which the hair grows: the skin of the top of the head, together with the hair, torn off as a token of victory by the North American Indians: the skin of the head of a noxious wild animal: ( her. ) the skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached: a bed of oysters or mu els (Scot. Scaup ).— v.t. to cut the scalp from: to flay: to lay bare: to deprive of gra : to sell at le than recognised rates: to destroy the political influence of.— ns. Scal′per , one who scalps; a machine for removing the ends of grain, as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, .: one who buys and sells railroad tickets, ., at le than the official rates, a ticket-broker: an instrument used by surgeons for scraping carious bones (also Scal′ping-ī′ron ); Scal′ping-knife , a knife, formerly a sharp stone, used by the Indians of North America for scalping their enemies; Scal′ping-tuft , a scalp-lock.— adj. Scalp′le , having no scalp, bald.— n. Scalp′-lock , a long tuft of hair left by the North American Indians as a challenge. [Old Dut. schelpe , a shell; cf. Ger. schelfe , a husk; a doublet of scallop .]