Definition of "scalp" []

• The skin covering the top of the human head. (noun)
• A portion of this skin with its attached hair, cut from a body especially as a battle trophy or as proof in claiming a bounty. (noun)
• A piece of hide from the skull of certain animals, such as the fox, shown as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty. (noun)
• A trophy of victory. (noun)
• To cut or tear the scalp from. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Maurie came into the clinic for what he calls a scalp condition—a scalp condition!"
• "When a man falls in battle, his scalp is carried away in token."
• "Despite appearances, though, a man's scalp is not tough."