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scalp

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1. scalp - Noun

2. scalp - Verb

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A bed of oysters or mussels.

That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.

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.

Fig.: The top; the summit.

To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.

To remove the skin of.

To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling.

To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy Source: Internet

The enemies were scalped Source: Internet

A classic and popular tool used to relate mental and neural activity is the electroencephalogram (EEG), a technique using amplified electrodes on a person's scalp to measure voltage changes in different parts of the brain. Source: Internet

After finally getting A-Klo’s scalp, BLM takes aim at … Val Demings? Source: Internet

Also, hairbrushes are now usually made with rigid plastic bristles instead of the natural boar's bristles that were once standard; the plastic bristles increase the likelihood of actually injuring the scalp and hair with excessively vigorous brushing. Source: Internet

A little oil on the scalp protects the scalp and supports healthy hair, but abnormally oily scalp may cause trouble. Source: Internet

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