Definitions for scalpskælp

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

scalpskælp(n.)

the skin of the upper part of the head, usu. covered with hair.
Category: Anatomy
a part of the human scalp taken from the head of an enemy as a sign of victory.
Category: Anthropology
any token of victory.
(v.t.)to cut or tear the scalp from.
to resell at inflated prices: to buy and sell (stocks) for quick profit.
to scalp tickets.
(v.i.)to scalp tickets, stocks, or the like.

Origin of scalp:

1250–1300; ME (north), perh. < ON skālpr sheath

scalp′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

scalp(verb)
the skin that covers the top of the head
"they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
scalp(verb)
sell illegally, as on the black market
scalp(verb)
remove the scalp of
"The enemies were scalped"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

scalp(noun)ælp
the skin on the head where hair grows
an itchy scalp

Wiktionary

scalp(Noun)
The top of the head; the skull.
Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.
scalp(Noun)
The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from
scalp(Noun)
A victory.
It turns out old Tweets can come back to haunt you! Or at least derail your political aspirations. Yes, social media has claimed its first scalp with Twitter drawing first blood on the election trail.
scalp(Noun)
A bed or stratum of shellfish; a scaup.
scalp(Verb)
To remove the part of the head from where the hair grows, by brutal act or accident.
scalp(Verb)
To sell for a greatly inflated price to those in desperation, as in scalping tickets to a ball game.

Origin: Originally a northern word, and therefore presumed to come from a Scandinavian source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Old Norse skálpr, Middle Dutch schelpe.

Webster Dictionary

Scalp(noun)
a bed of oysters or mussels
Scalp(noun)
that part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair
Scalp(noun)
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
Scalp(noun)
fig.: The top; the summit
Scalp(verb)
to deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of
Scalp(verb)
to remove the skin of
Scalp(verb)
to brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling
Scalp(verb)
to make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Scalp
The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).