Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scalp
Scalp
scalp
n. & v. --n. 1 the skin covering the top of the head, with the hair etc. attached. 2 a hist. the scalp of an enemy cut or torn away as a trophy by an American Indian. b a trophy or symbol of triumph, conquest, etc. 3 Sc. a bare rock projecting above water etc. --v.tr. 1 hist. take the scalp of (an enemy). 2 criticize savagely. 3 US defeat; humiliate. 4 US colloq. resell (shares, tickets, etc.) at a high or quick profit. Derivatives scalpless adj. Etymology: ME, prob. of Scand. orig.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, crown of the head, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skālpr sheath; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell Date: 14th century 1. the part of the integument of the human head usually covered with hair in both sexes, the part of an animal (as a wolf or fox) corresponding to the human ~, 2. a part of the human ~ with attached hair cut or torn from an enemy as a token of victory, a trophy of victory or accomplishment, a projecting mass of bare ground or rock, II. verb Date: 1676 transitive verb 1. to deprive of the ~, to remove an upper part from, to remove a desired constituent from and discard the rest, to buy and sell so as to make small quick profits , intransitive verb to take ~s, to profit by slight market fluctuations, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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