scalp
/skælp/ noun B2- The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
- A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory. · Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.
- The skin of the head of a stag, to which the horns are attached.
- A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
- The top; the summit.
Plural scalps
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