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Scalp \Scalp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scalping.]
1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the
head of.
2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of.
We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. --J. S.
Wells.
3. (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat
grains, in the process of high milling. --Knight.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Scalping : \Scalp"ing\ (sk[a^]lp"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from Scalp.
Scalping iron (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul
and carious bones; a raspatory.
Scalping knife, a knife used by North American Indians in
scalping.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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