scalping
n. act of cutting off the scalp of an enemy; act of buying and selling stocks quickly in order to earn quick profits; act of selling tickets at an inflated price (Slang) scalp v. cut off the scalp of an enemy; buy and sell stocks quickly in order to earn quick profits; sell tickets at an inflated price (Slang) | ||||
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Scalping Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Scalping
a. & n. from Scalp.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Scalp
a. & n. from Scalp.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Scalp
| WordNet 2.0 |
scalp
Noun
1. the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
(hypernym) skin, tegument, cutis
(part-holonym) human head
Verb
1. sell illegally, as on the black market
(hypernym) sell
(derivation) scalper
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) lift
Noun
1. the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
(hypernym) skin, tegument, cutis
(part-holonym) human head
Verb
1. sell illegally, as on the black market
(hypernym) sell
(derivation) scalper
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) lift
| Anagram |
scalping
clasping
clasping
Scalping Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| gambling |
Scalping
Selling tickets to a contest at a price above their face value.
Selling tickets to a contest at a price above their face value.
Scalping Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Scalping
Scalping is the act of removing the scalp, usually with the hair, as a portable proof or trophy of prowess in war. The practice has been known in Europe, Asia and Africa. Scalping is also associated with frontier warfare in North America, and was practiced by Native Americans and white colonists and frontiersmen over centuries of violent conflict.
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