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scalp
, cuir chevelu
, scalper
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Scalp
- (n.) Fig.: The top; the summit.
- (n.) A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory.
- (v. t.) To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.
- (n.) A bed of oysters or mussels.
- (v. t.) To remove the skin of.
- (v. t.) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling.
- (n.) That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.
- (v. i.) To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account.
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• Scalper
- (n.) A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper.
- (n.) One who, or that which, scalps.
- (n.) A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market.
- (n.) A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets.
- (n.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
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• Scalped
- (imp. & p. p.) of Scalp
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