'Scalping' definitions:
Definition of 'Scalping'
From: GCIDE
- Scalp \Scalp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalping.]
- 1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of. [1913 Webster]
- We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. --J. S. Wells. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scalping'
From: GCIDE
- Scalping \Scalp"ing\ (sk[a^]lp"[i^]ng), a. & n. from Scalp. [1913 Webster]
- Scalping iron (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.
- Scalping knife, a knife used by North American Indians in scalping. [1913 Webster]