Scalp
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Scalp - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
SCALP, n. [L. scalpo.]
1. The skin of the top of the head; as a hairless scalp.
2. The skin of the top of the head cut or torn off. A scalp among the Indians of America is a trophy of victory.
SCALP, v.t. To deprive of the scalp, or integuments of the head.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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