King James Bible Dictionary

SCALP, noun [Latin 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, verb transitive To deprive of the scalp or integuments of the head.

SCALP'ED, participle passive Deprived of the skin of the head.

SCALP'EL, noun [Latin scalpellum, from scalpo, to scrape.]

In surgery, a knife used in anatomical dissections and surgical operations.

SCALP'ER,

SCALP'ING, participle present tense Depriving of the skin of the top of the head.

SCALP'ING-IRON, noun An instrument of surgery, used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.