scalp
noun
[ skalp ]
• the skin covering the head, excluding the face.
• "hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp"
• a bare rock projecting above surrounding water or vegetation.
scalp
verb
• take the scalp of (an enemy) as a battle trophy.
• "none of the soldiers were scalped"
• resell (shares or tickets) at a large or quick profit.
• "tickets were scalped for forty times their face value"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the skull or cranium): probably of Scandinavian origin.
